One who baptizes
ΒαπτιστήςStrong’s G0910Baptistēs
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Baptistēs is the Greek word usually translated “baptist”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,”
Meaning
Usually translated “baptist”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- baptist 12
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Luke 3
- Mark 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
- Matthew 11:12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
- Matthew 14:2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
- Matthew 14:8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
- Matthew 16:14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
- Matthew 17:13Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Greek dictionary
Βαπτιστής Baptistēs · one who baptizes
βαπτιστής, -ου, ὁ (βαπτίζω), a baptizer: of John the Baptist, Mat.3:1 11:11, 12 14:2, 8 16:14 17:13, Mrk.6:25 8:28, Luk.7:20, 33 9:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “baptist” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BAP'TIST, noun
One who administers baptism. This appellation is appropriately given to John, the forerunner of Christ.
- As a contraction of Anabaptist, one who denies the doctrine of infant baptism, and maintains that baptism ought to be administered only to adults by immersing the body in water.
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.