βαπτίζω
baptízō
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
Lexicon
Derivation: from a derivative of G911 (βάπτω);
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
- 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
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Baptist, baptize, wash
Usage
81 occurrences · 0 OT · 81 NT · 46 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- baptized12 · 17%
- to be baptized7 · 10%
- were baptized6 · 9%
- baptize4 · 6%
- be baptized4 · 6%
- baptizing4 · 6%
- shall baptize3 · 4%
- am baptized with3 · 4%
- was baptized3 · 4%
- when he was baptized2 · 3%
- were2 · 3%
- being baptized2 · 3%
- to baptize2 · 3%
- shall be baptized2 · 3%
- were ye baptized2 · 3%
- i baptized2 · 3%
- have baptized1 · 1%
- the baptist1 · 1%
- they wash1 · 1%
- am baptized withal1 · 1%
- shall ye be baptized1 · 1%
- is baptized1 · 1%
- being1 · 1%
- he had1 · 1%
- washed1 · 1%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.