To baptize
βαπτίζωStrong’s G0907baptizō
Appears in 66 verses of the New Testament
In short
Baptizō is the Greek word usually translated “baptized”, “baptizing” and “having been baptized”. It appears in 66 verses of the New Testament.
“And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.”
Meaning
Usually translated “baptized”, “baptizing” and “having been baptized”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to be baptized 9
- baptizing 9
- having been baptized 6
- were baptized 6
- baptized 5
- am baptized 4
- were being baptized 3
- baptize 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 19
- John 11
- Mark 10
- Matthew 8
- Luke 8
- 1 Corinthians 8
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 3:11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
- Matthew 3:13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
- Matthew 3:14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
- Matthew 3:16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
- Matthew 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
- Matthew 20:23And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
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Greek dictionary
βαπτίζω baptizō · to baptize
βαπτίζω (βάπτω), [in LXX: 4Ki.5:14 (טבל), Isa.21:4, Jdth.12:7, Sir.31 (34)30 * ;] to dip, immerse, sink; 1. generally (in Polyb., iii, 72, of soldiers wading breast-deep; in i, 51, of the sinking of ships); metaphorically, to overwhelm (Is, l.with; cf. MM, Exp., x); with cogn. accusative, βάπτισμα β., Mrk.10:38, 39 Luk.12:50. Mid., 2. to perform ablutions, wash oneself, bathe (Ki, Jth, Si, ll. with): Mrk.7:4; aor. pass, in same sense, Luk.11:38. 3 Of ablution, immersion, as a religious rite, to baptize; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “baptize” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BAPTI'ZE, verb transitive
[See Baptism.]
To administer the sacrament of baptism to; to christen. By some denominations of christians, baptism is performed by plunging, or immersing the whole body in water, and this is done to none but adults. More generally the ceremony is performed by sprinkling water on the face of a person, whether an infant or an adult, and in the case of an infant, by giving him a name, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which is called Christening.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.