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GreekG0907Verb

βαπτίζω

baptizō

66Occurrences
G0907Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism

from a derivative of G911 (βάπτω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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).
2.to perform ablutions, wash oneself, bathe (Ki, Jth, Si, ll. with)
(a)(a) absol.
(b)with prepositions
LXX: 4 (טבל), (34)30 *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

βαπτίζω appears 66 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
19
John
11
Mark
10
1 Corinthians
8
Luke
8
Matthew
8
Galatians
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:13BSB

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

Acts 16:33BSB

At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.

Acts 9:18BSB

At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

Luke 11:38BSB

But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

Matthew 3:13BSB

At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.