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G907 — βαπτίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G907 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βαπτίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G911 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 77 |
| Transliteration: | baptizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bap-tid'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to immerse, submerge 2. to make whelmed or soaked (i.e. fully wet) {used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism} |
| KJV Renderings: | Baptist, baptize, wash |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βαπτίζω; (imperfect ἐβαπτιζον); future βαπτίσω; 1 aorist ἐβάπτισα; passive (present βαπτίζομαι); imperfect ἐβαπτιζομην; perfect participle βεβαπτισμενος; 1 aorist ἐβαπτίσθην; 1 future βαπτισθήσομαι; 1 aorist middle ἐβαπτισαμην; (frequent. (?) from βάπτω, like βαλλίζω from βάλλω); here and there in Plato, Polybius, Diodorus, Strabo, Josephus, Plutarch, others.
I.
1. properly, to dip repeatedly, to immerge, submerge (of vessels sunk, Polybius 1, 51, 6; 8, 8, 4; of animals, Diodorus 1, 36).
2. to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water; in the middle and the 1 aorist passive to wash oneself, bathe; so Mar 7:4 (where WH text ῥαντισωνται); Luk 11:38 (2Ki 5:14 ἐβαπτίσατο ἐν τῷ Ιορδάνῃ, for èÈáÇì; Sir 31:30 (Sir. 34:30; Jdt 12:7).
3. metaphorically, to overwhelm, as ἰδιωτας ταῖς ἐισφοραις, Diodorus 1, 73; ὀφλημασι, Plutarch, Galba 21; τῇ συμφορά βεβαπτισμενος, Heliodorus Aeth. 2, 3; and alone, to inflict great and abounding calamities on one: ἐβαπτισαν τήν πόλιν, Josephus, b. j. 4, 3, 3; ἡ ἀνομία με βαπτίζει, Isa 21:4 the Sept. hence, βαπτίζεσθαι βάπτισμα (cf. Winers Grammar, 225 (211); (Buttmann, 148 (129)); cf. λούεσθαι τό λουτρόν, Aelian de nat. an. 3, 42), to be overwhelmed with calamities, of those who must bear them, Mat 20:22 f Rec.; Mar 10:38; Luk 12:50 (cf. the German etwasauszubadenhaben, and the use of the word e. g. respecting those who cross a river with difficulty, ἕως τῶν μαστῶν οἱ πεζοί βαπτιζόμενοι διέβαινον, Polybius 3, 72, 4; (for examples see Sophocles’ Lexicon under the word; also T. J. Conant, βαπτίζειν, its meaning and use, N. Y. 1864 (printed also as an Appendix to their revised version of the Gospel of Matthew by the American Bible Union); and especially four works by J. W. Dale entitled Classic, Judaic, Johannic, Christic, Baptism, Phil. 1867ff; D. B. Ford, Studies on the Bapt. Quest. (including a review of Dr. Dale’s works), Bost. 1879)).
II. In the N. T. it is used particularly of the rite of sacred ablution, first instituted by John the Baptist, afterward by Christ’s command received by Christians and adjusted to the contents and nature of their religion (see βάπτισμα, 3), viz., an immersion in water, performed as a sign of the removal of sin, and administered to those who, impelled by a desire for salvation, sought admission to the benefits of the Messiah’s kingdom; (for patristic references respecting the mode, ministrant, subjects, etc. of the rite, cf. Sophocles Lexicon, under the word; Dict. of Chris. Antiq. under the word Baptism).
a. The word is used absolutely, to administer the rite of ablution, to baptize (Vulg.baptizo; Tertulliantingo,tinguo (cf.metgiro, de corona mil. § 3)): Mar 1:4; John 1:25f, 28; John 3:22f, 26; Joh 4:2; Joh 10:40; 1Co 1:17; with the cognate noun τό βάπτισμα, Act 19:4; ὁ βαπτίζων substantively equivalent to ὁ βαπτιστής, Mar 6:14 (24 T Tr WH). τινα, Joh 4:1; Act 8:38; 1Co 1:14; 1Co 1:16. Passive to be baptized: Matthew 3:13f, 16; Mar 16:16; Luk 3:21; Act 2:41; Act 8:12-13,(); ; 1Co 1:15 L T Tr WH; L T Tr marginal reading. WH marginal reading. Passive in a reflexive sense (i. e. middle, cf. Winers Grammar, § 38, 3), to allow oneself to be initiated by baptism, to receive baptism: Luke (); ; Act 2:38; Act 9:18; Act 16:33; Act 18:8; with the cognate noun τό βάπτισμα added, Luk 7:29; Luk 1:1-80 aorist middle, 1Co 10:2 (L T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐβαπτίσθησαν (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 38, 4 b.)); Act 22:16. followed by a dative of the thing with which baptism is performed, ὕδατι, see bb. below.
b. with prepositions; aa. εἰς, to mark the element into which the immersion is made: εἰς τόν Ιορδάνην, Mar 1:9. to mark the end: εἰς μετάνοιαν, to bind one to repentance, Mat 3:11; εἰς τό Ἰωάννου βάπτισμα, to bind to the duties imposed by John’s baptism, Act 19:3 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 397 (371)); εἰς ὄνομα τίνος, to profess the name (see ὄνομα, 2) of one whose follower we become, Mat 28:19; Act 8:16; Act 19:5; 1Co 1:13; 1Co 1:15; εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, to obtain the forgiveness of sins, Act 2:38; εἰς τόν Μωυσῆν, to follow Moses as a leader, 1Co 10:2. to indicate the effect: εἰς ἕν σῶμα, to unite together into one body by baptism, 1Co 12:13; εἰς Χριστόν, εἰς τόν θάνατον αὐτοῦ, to bring by baptism into fellowship with Christ, into fellowship in his death, by which fellowship we have died to sin, Gal 3:27; Rom 6:3 (cf. Meyer on the latter passive, Ellicott on the former). bb. ἐν, with the dative of the thing in which one is immersed: ἐν τῷ Ιορδάνῃ, Mar 1:5; ἐν τῷ ὕδατι, Joh 1:31 (L T Tr WH ἐν ὕδατι, but compare Meyer at the passage (who makes the article deictic)). of the thing used in baptizing: ἐν ὕδατι, Mat 3:11; Mar 1:8 (T WH Tr marginal reading omit; Tr text brackets ἐν); Joh 1:26; Joh 1:33; cf. Buttmann, § 133, 19; (cf. Winers Grammar, 412 (384); see ἐν, I. 5 d. α.); with the simple dative, ὕδατι, Luk 3:16; Act 1:5; Act 11:16. ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, to imbue richly with the Holy Spirit (just as its large bestowment is called an outpouring): Mat 3:11; Mar 1:8 (L Tr brackets ἐν); Luk 3:16; Joh 1:33; Act 1:5; Act 11:16; with the addition καί πυρί to overwhelm with fire (those who do not repent), i. e. to subject them to the terrible penalties of hell, Mat 3:11. ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου, by the authority of the Lord, Act 10:48. cc. Passive ἐπί (L Tr WH ἐν) τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, relying on the name of Jesus Christ, i. e. reposing one’s hope on him, Act 2:38. dd. ὑπέρ τῶν νεκρῶν on behalf of the dead, i. e. to promote their eternal salvation by undergoing baptism in their stead, 1Co 15:29; cf. (Winers Grammar, 175 (165); 279 (262); 382 (358); Meyer (or Beet) at the passage); especially Neander at the passage; Rückert, Progr. on the passage, Jen. 18 47; Paret in Ewald’s Jahrb. d. Biblical Wissensch. ix., p. 247; (cf. B. D. under the word Baptism XII. Alex.’s Kitto ibid. VI.).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
βαπτίζω (Baptist)
Matthew 3:6
- KJV: And were baptized of him in Jordan confessing their sins
- GK: και εβαπτίζοντο εν τω Ιορδάνη υπ΄ αυτού εξομολογούμενοι τας αμαρτίας αυτων
Matthew 3:11
- KJV: I 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 fire
- GK: εγώ μεν βαπτίζω υμάς εν ύδατι εις μετάνοιαν ο δε οπίσω μου ερχόμενος ισχυρότερός μου εστίν ου ουκ ειμί ικανός τα υποδήματα βαστάσαι αυτός υμάς βαπτίσει εν πνεύματι αγίω και πυρί
Matthew 3:13
- KJV: Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John to be baptized of him
- GK: τοτε παραγίνεται ο Ιησούς από της Γαλιλαίας επί τον Ιορδάνην προς τον Ιωάννη του βαπτισθήναι υπ΄ αυτού
Matthew 3:14
- KJV: But John forbad him saying I have need to be baptized of thee and comest thou to me
- GK: ο δε Ιωάννης διεκώλυεν αυτόν λέγων εγώ χρείαν έχω υπό σου βαπτισθήναι και συ έρχη πρός με
Matthew 3:16
- KJV: And 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
- GK: και βαπτισθείς ο Ιησούς ανέβη ευθύς από του ύδατος και ιδού ανεώχθησαν αυτώ οι ουρανοί και είδε το πνεύμα του θεού καταβαίνον ωσεί περιστεράν και ερχόμενον επ΄ αυτόν
Matthew 20:22
- KJV: But 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
- GK: αποκρίθεις δε ο Ιησούς είπεν ουκ οίδατε τι αιτείσθε δύνασθε πιείν το ποτήριον ο εγώ μέλλω πίνειν και το βάπτισμα ο εγώ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήναι λέγουσιν αυτώ δυνάμεθα
Matthew 20:23
- KJV: And 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 for whom it is prepared of my Father
- GK: και λέγει αυτοίς το μεν ποτήριόν μου πίεσθε και το βάπτισμα ο εγώ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε το δε καθίσαι εκ δεξιών μου και εξ ευωνύμων μου ουκ έστιν εμόν δούναι αλλ΄ οις ητοίμασται υπο του πατρός μου
Matthew 28:19
- KJV: Go ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost
- GK: πορευθέντες ουν μαθητεύσατε πάντα τα έθνη βαπτίζοντες αυτούς εις το όνομα του πατρός και του υιού και του αγίου πνεύματος
Mark 1:4
- KJV: John did baptize in the wilderness and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins
- GK: εγένετο Ιωάννης βαπτίζων εν τη ερήμω και κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εις άφεσιν αμαρτιών
Mark 1:5
- KJV: And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa and they of Jerusalem and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan confessing their sins
- GK: και εξεπορεύετο προς αυτόν πάσα η Ιουδαία χώρα και οι Ιεροσολυμίται και εβαπτίζοντο πάντες εν τω Ιορδάνη ποταμώ υπ΄ αυτού εξομολογούμενοι τας αμαρτίας αυτών
Mark 1:8
- KJV: I indeed have baptized you with water but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost
- GK: εγώ μεν εβάπτισα υμάς εν ύδατι αυτός δε βαπτίσει υμάς εν πνεύματι αγίω
Mark 1:9
- KJV: And it came to pass in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized of John in Jordan
- GK: και εγένετο εν εκείναις ταις ημέραις ήλθεν Ιησούς από Ναζαρέθ της Γαλιλαίας και εβαπτίσθη υπό Ιωάννου εις τον Ιορδάνην
Mark 6:14
- KJV: And king Herod heard for his name was spread abroad and he said That John the Baptist was risen from the dead and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him
- GK: και ήκουσεν ο βασιλεύς Ηρώδης φανερόν γαρ εγένετο το όνομα αύτου και έλεγεν ότι Ιωάννης ο βαπτίζων εκ νεκρών ηγέρθη και διά τούτο ενεργούσιν αι δυνάμεις εν αυτώ
Mark 7:4
- KJV: And from the market except they wash they eat not And many other things there be which they have received to hold the washing of cups and pots brasen vessels and of tables
- GK: και από αγοράς εάν μη βαπτίσωνται ουκ εσθίουσι και άλλα πολλά εστιν α παρέλαβον κρατείν βαπτισμούς ποτηρίων και ξεστών και χαλκίων και κλινών
Mark 10:38
- KJV: But Jesus said unto them Ye know not what ye ask can ye drink of the cup that I drink of and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς ουκ οίδατε τι αιτείσθε δύνασθε πιείν το ποτήριον ο εγώ πίνω και το βάπτισμα ο εγώ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήναι
Mark 10:39
- KJV: And they said unto him We can And Jesus said unto them Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized
- GK: οι δε είπον αυτώ δυνάμεθα ο δε Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς το μεν ποτήριον ο εγώ πίνω πίεσθε και το βάπτισμα ο εγώ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε
Mark 16:16
- KJV: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned
- GK: ο πιστεύσας και βαπτισθείς σωθήσεται ο δε απιστήσας κατακριθήσεται
Luke 3:7
- KJV: Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him O generation of vipers who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come
- GK: έλεγεν ούν τοις εκπορευομένοις όχλοις βαπτισθήναι υπ΄ αυτού γεννήματα εχιδνών τις υπέδειξεν υμίν φυγείν από της μελλούσης οργής
Luke 3:12
- KJV: Then came also publicans to be baptized and said unto him Master what shall we do
- GK: ήλθον δε και τελώναι βαπτισθήναι και είπον προς αυτόν διδάσκαλε τι ποιήσομεν
Luke 3:16
- KJV: John answered saying unto all I indeed baptize you with water but one mightier than I cometh the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire
- GK: απεκρίνατο ο Ιωάννης άπασι λέγων εγώ μεν ύδατι βαπτίζω υμάς έρχεται δε ο ισχυρότερός μου ου ουκ ειμί ικανός λύσαι τον ιμάντα των υποδημάτων αυτού αυτός υμάς βαπτίσει εν πνεύματι αγίω και πυρί
Luke 3:21
- KJV: Now when all the people were baptized it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized and praying the heaven was opened
- GK: εγένετο δε εν τω βαπτισθήναι άπαντα τον λαόν και Ιησού βαπτισθέντος και προσευχομένου ανεωχθήναι τον ουρανόν
Luke 7:29
- KJV: And all the people that heard and the publicans justified God being baptized with the baptism of John
- GK: και πας ο λαός ακούσας και οι τελώναι εδικαίωσαν τον θεόν βαπτισθέντες το βάπτισμα Ιωάννου
Luke 7:30
- KJV: But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves being not baptized of him
- GK: οι δε Φαρισαίοι και οι νομικοί την βουλήν του θεού ηθέτησαν εις εαυτούς μη βαπτισθέντες υπ΄ αυτού
Luke 11:38
- KJV: And when the Pharisee saw he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner
- GK: ο δε Φαρισαίος ιδών εθαύμασεν ότι ου πρώτον εβαπτίσθη προ του αρίστου
Luke 12:50
- KJV: But I have a baptism to be baptized with and how am I straitened till it be accomplished
- GK: βάπτισμα δε έχω βαπτισθήναι και πως συνέχομαι έως ου τελεσθή
John 1:25
- KJV: And they asked him and said unto him Why baptizest thou then if thou be not that Christ nor Elias neither that prophet
- GK: και ηρώτησαν αυτόν και είπον αυτώ τι ούν βαπτίζεις ει συ ουκ ει ο Χριστός ούτε Ηλίας ούτε ο προφήτης
John 1:26
- KJV: John answered them saying I baptize with water but there standeth among you whom ye know not
- GK: απεκρίθη αυτοίς ο Ιωάννης λέγων εγώ βαπτίζω εν ύδατι μέσος δε υμών έστηκεν ον υμείς ουκ οίδατε
John 1:28
- KJV: These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan where John was baptizing
- GK: ταύτα εν Βηθανία εγένετο πέραν του Ιορδάνου όπου ην Ιωάννης βαπτίζων
John 1:31
- KJV: And I knew him not but that he should be made manifest to Israel therefore am I come baptizing with water
- GK: καγώ ουκ ήδειν αυτόν αλλ΄ ίνα φανερωθή τω Ισραήλ διά τούτο ήλθον εγώ εν τω ύδατι βαπτίζων
John 1:33
- KJV: And I knew him not but he that sent me to baptize with water the same said unto me Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost
- GK: καγώ ουκ ήδειν αυτόν αλλ΄ ο πέμψας με βαπτίζειν εν ύδατι εκείνός μοι είπεν εφ΄ ον αν ίδης το πνεύμα καταβαίνον και μένον επ΄ αυτόν ούτός εστιν ο βαπτίζων εν πνεύματι αγίω
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