βαπτίζω baptizō · G0907

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; (a) (a) absol.; Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:25, 26 28 3:22, 23, 26 4:2 10:40, 1Co.1:17; ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ βαπτιστής, M, Pr., 127), Mrk.6:14, 24; with accusative, Jhn.4:1, Act.8:38, I Co.1.14, 16; …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

βαπτ-ίζω, ; dip, plunge, ξίφος εἰς σφαγήν []:—passive, of a trephine, [] — in passive, to be drowned, []; of ships, sink or disable them, []; ἐβάπτισαν τὴν πόλιν flooded the city, metaphorically, of the crowds who flocked into Jerusalem at the time of the siege, []:—passive, ὡς ἐκ τοῦ βεβαπτίσθαι ἀναπνέουσι []; to be drenched, []soaked in wine, []; ὀφλήμασι βεβ. over head and ears in debt, []; γνοὺς βαπτιζόμενον τὸ μειράκιον seeing that he was getting into deep water, []; 2 draw wine by dipping …

Where it's used 80 times

Matthew 3:6 · Matthew 3:11 · Matthew 3:13 · Matthew 3:14 · Matthew 3:16 · Matthew 20:22 · Matthew 20:23 · Matthew 28:19 · Mark 1:4 · Mark 1:5 · Mark 1:8 · Mark 1:9 · Mark 6:14 · Mark 6:24 · Mark 7:4 · Mark 10:38 · Mark 10:39 · Mark 16:16 · Luke 3:7 · Luke 3:12 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 3:21 · Luke 7:29 · Luke 7:30 · Luke 11:38 · Luke 12:50 · John 1:25 · John 1:26 · John 1:28 · John 1:31 · John 1:33 · John 3:22 · John 3:23 · John 3:26 · John 4:1 · John 4:2 · John 10:40 · Acts 1:5 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 2:41 · Acts 8:12 · Acts 8:13 · Acts 8:16 · Acts 8:36 · Acts 8:38 · Acts 9:18 · Acts 10:47 · Acts 10:48 · Acts 11:16 · Acts 16:15 · Acts 16:33 · Acts 18:8 · Acts 19:3 · Acts 19:4 · Acts 19:5 · Acts 22:16 · Romans 6:3 · 1 Corinthians 1:13 · 1 Corinthians 1:14 · 1 Corinthians 1:15 … and 20 more

Source: TBESG G0907; TFLSJ G0907

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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