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βαπτίζω

baptízō · Greek · Strong's G907 · 77 occurrences

The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “wash”

What it means

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

from a derivative of G911 (βάπτω);

How the KJV renders it

baptist, baptize, wash

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“wash”
also renders aponíptō (G633), níptō (G3538), plýnō (G4150), loúō (G3068), bréchō (G1026), apoloúō (G628), dûwach (H1740), kâbaç (H3526), rachats (H7366), shâṭaph (H7857)
“baptist”
also renders Baptistḗs (G910)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

77 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:13 V-API-2P1 Corinthians 1:14 V-AAI-1S1 Corinthians 1:15 V-API-2P1 Corinthians 1:16 V-AAI-1S1 Corinthians 1:17 V-PAN1 Corinthians 10:2 V-API-3P1 Corinthians 12:13 V-API-1P1 Corinthians 15:29 V-PPI-3PActs 1:5 V-AAI-3SActs 2:38 V-APM-3SActs 2:41 V-API-3PActs 8:12 V-IPI-3PActs 8:13 V-APP-NSMActs 8:16 V-RPP-NPMActs 8:36 V-APNActs 8:38 V-AAI-3SActs 9:18 V-API-3SActs 10:47 V-APNActs 10:48 V-APNActs 11:16 V-AAI-3SActs 16:15 V-API-3SActs 16:33 V-API-3SActs 18:8 V-IPI-3PActs 19:3 V-API-2PActs 19:4 V-AAI-3SActs 19:5 V-API-3PActs 22:16 V-AMM-2SGalatians 3:27 V-API-2PJohn 1:25 V-PAI-2SJohn 1:26 V-PAI-1SJohn 1:28 V-PAP-NSMJohn 1:31 V-PAP-NSMJohn 1:33 V-PANJohn 3:22 V-IAI-3SJohn 3:23 V-IPI-3PJohn 3:26 V-PAI-3SJohn 4:1 V-PAI-3SJohn 4:2 V-IAI-3SJohn 10:40 V-PAP-NSMLuke 3:7 V-APNLuke 3:12 V-APNLuke 3:16 V-FAI-3SLuke 3:21 V-APNLuke 7:29 V-APP-NPMLuke 7:30 V-APP-NPMLuke 11:38 V-API-3SLuke 12:50 V-APNMatthew 3:6 V-IPI-3PMatthew 3:11 V-FAI-3SMatthew 3:13 V-APNMatthew 3:14 V-APNMatthew 3:16 V-APP-NSMMatthew 28:19 V-PAP-NPMMark 1:4 V-PAP-NSMMark 1:5 V-IPI-3PMark 1:8 V-AAI-1SMark 1:9 V-API-3SMark 6:14 V-PAP-NSMMark 6:24 V-PAP-GSMMark 7:4 V-AMS-3P

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.