βαπτίζω baptizō

Greek word for “to baptize” · Strong’s G907 · used 77 times in 64 verses

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Meaning

βαπτίζω; (βάπτω); to dip, immerse, sink;

How it is translated

Glosses given for baptizō in context, with how often each is used:

• baptized 31
• baptizing 12
• baptize 7
• having been baptized 5
• baptized? 4
• being baptized 3
• will baptize 3
• baptizes 2
• will be baptized 2
• shall wash 1
• baptized with? 1
• will be baptized with 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 3 (5), John 1 (5), Acts 8 (5), 1 Corinthians 1 (5), Mark 1 (4), Luke 3 (4), John 3 (3), Acts 19 (3), Mark 6 (2), Mark 10 (2)

Forms

• βαπτισθῆναι 10
• βαπτίζων 7
• ἐβαπτίζοντο 5
• ἐβαπτίσθη 5
• ἐβάπτισα 4
• ἐβάπτισεν 4
• ἐβαπτίσθητε 4
• βαπτίζω 3
• βαπτίσει 3
• βαπτισθήσεσθε 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with baptizō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Ἰωάννης Iōannēs “John” 18
• ὕδωρ hudōr, hudatos “water” 13
• Ἰορδάνης Iordanēs “Jordan” 7
• βάπτισμα baptisma “baptism” 7
• ὄνομα onoma “name” 10
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 11
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 9
• ὑπό hupo “by/under” 7
• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 5
• μέν men “on the other hand” 5
• τε te “and/both” 5
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 5

Key verses

The verses using baptizō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:6 — And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Matthew 3:11 — 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…
• Matthew 28:19 — Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
• Mark 16:16 — He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
• Luke 3:16 — John answered, saying unto them 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…
• John 3:26 — And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men…
• Acts 2:38 — Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the…
• Acts 2:41 — Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
• Acts 16:15 — And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there.…
• Romans 6:3 — Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
• 1 Corinthians 12:13 — For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one…
• Galatians 3:27 — For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.