Βαπτιστής Baptistēs

Greek word for “one who baptizes” · Strong’s G910 · used 12 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

βαπτιστής, -ου, ὁ (βαπτίζω); a baptizer: of John the Baptist, 11:11, 12 14:2, 8 16:14 17:13, 8:28, 9:19.†;

How it is translated

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

• baptist 12

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 11 (2), Matthew 14 (2), Luke 7 (2), Matthew 3 (1), Matthew 16 (1), Matthew 17 (1), Mark 6 (1), Mark 8 (1), Luke 9 (1)

Forms

• βαπτιστοῦ 5
• βαπτιστὴς 3
• βαπτιστήν 3
• βαπτιστής 1

Words used with it

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

• Ἰωάννης Iōannēs “John” 12
• Ἡλίας Hēlias “Elijah” 3
• ἄλλος allos “another” 4
• πίναξ pinax “platter” 2
• προφήτης prophētēs “prophet” 3
• παραγίνομαι paraginomai “to come” 2
• κεφαλή kephalē “head” 2
• ἐγείρω egeirō “to arise” 2
• βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 2
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 2
• ἤ ē “or” 2
• εἷς ehis “one” 2

Key verses

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

• Matthew 3:1 — In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
• Matthew 11:11 — Verily 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…
• Matthew 11:12 — And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
• Matthew 14:2 — And 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 14:8 — And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
• Matthew 16:14 — And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
• Matthew 17:13 — Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
• Mark 6:25 — And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
• Mark 8:28 — And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
• Luke 7:20 — When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
• Luke 7:33 — For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
• Luke 9:19 — They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

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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.