noun · masculine
baptistos
Greekβαπτιστής (baptistēs)
Strong’sG910
the baptizer, the Baptist
stem baptist-12 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† βαπτιστής, -ου, ὁ
(< βαπτίζω),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G910 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbap-tis-tace'
a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner
Fromfrom G907;
King JamesBaptist.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | baptistos4×βαπτιστὴς | baptistois |
| object accusative | baptiston3×βαπτιστήν | baptistoin |
| direct address vocative | baptistor | baptistoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | baptistou5×βαπτιστοῦ | baptistoiu |
| to, for dative | baptisto | baptistoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
baptisto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
baptistos“baptist”subjectnominative singular4×
Matthew 3:1“baptist”En de tai hēmerai ekeinai paraginetō Iōannos tos baptistos kērussarōtos en ta erēma tau IoudaiauIn those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Matthew 14:2“baptist”kai legata toi paidoi autou; Houtos atō Iōannos tos baptistos; autos egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai dia houtem tais dunamiais energalō en auto.and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Luke 7:20“baptist”paragineratois de pros auton tois anērois legala; Iōannos tos baptistos apostelata nin pros sin legarōtos; Sis asō tos ercherōtos ē allon prosdokanō?When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
Luke 7:33“baptist”erchatē gar Iōannos tos baptistos mē esthiarōtos arton mēte pinarōtos oinon, kai legavō; Daimonem echatō;For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
baptiston“baptist”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 16:14“baptist”tois de legala; Tois men Iōannon ton baptiston, allois de Ēliaon, heterois de Ieremion ē henon toiu profētoiu.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Mark 8:28“baptist”tois de legala auto legarōtois hoti Iōannon ton baptiston, kai allois Ēliaon, allois de hoti henos toiu profētoiu.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
Luke 9:19“baptist”tois de apokriniratois legala; Iōannon ton baptiston, allois de Ēliaon, allois de hoti profētos tinos toiu archaioiu anistanata.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
baptistou“baptist”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Matthew 11:11“baptist”amēn legamō vi, ouk egeiritē en gennētoi gunaikaiu megoteros Iōannou tou baptistou; tos de mikroteros en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu megoteros autou atō.Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 11:12“baptist”apo de taiu hēmeraiu Iōannou tou baptistou heōs arti tas basileias toiu ouranoiu biazetō, kai biastois harpazalō autan.From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
Matthew 14:8“baptist”tas de probibaziratas hupo tau mētērau autau; Dōasar mi, fēatō, hōde epi pinaxo tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptistou.Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
Matthew 17:13“baptist”tote suniēkala tois mathētois hoti peri Iōannou tou baptistou legata autoi.Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Mark 6:25“baptist”kai eisercharatas euthuos meta spoudau pros ton basilevon aiteta legarōtas; Thelamō hina exautēs dōaseia mi epi pinaxo tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptistou.At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”