verb
baptamō
Strong’sG911
I dip, dye
stem bapt-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
βάπτω,
[in LXX chiefly for טבל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G911 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbap'-to
to whelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid; in the New Testament only in a qualified or special sense, i.e. (literally) to moisten (a part of one's person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesdip.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future βάψω (ἐμ-) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἔβαψα Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, future βάψομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐβαψάμην Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, future βᾰφήσομαι LXX+2nd c.AD+: aorist ἐβάφθην Refs 5th c.BC+; in Attic dialect generally ἐβάφην [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect βέβαμμαι Refs 5th c.BC+
I transitive, dip, ὡς δ᾽ ὅτ᾽ ἀνὴρ χαλκεὺς πέλεκυν.. εἰν ὕδατι ψυχρῷ βάπτῃ (so as to temper the red-hot steel) Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰς μέλι, εἰς κηρόν, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, βαπτόμενος σίδηρος iron in process of being tempered, Refs 1st c.AD+; and of coral, become hard, Refs 1st c.AD+
I.b of slaughter in Trag, ἐν σφαγαῖσι βάψασα ξίφος Refs 5th c.BC+; in later Prose, εἰς τὰ πλευρὰ β. τὴν αἰχμήν LXX+1st c.BC+
I.c also, dip in poison, ἔβαψεν ἰούς Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 dye, ἔβαψεν.. ξίφος the sword dyed [the robe] red, Refs 4th c.BC+; β. τὰ κάλλη dye the beautiful cloths, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely in middle, dye the hair, Refs 4th c.BC+; glaze earthen vessels, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of gilding and silvering, Refs 5th c.BC+ dye one in the [red] dye of Sardes, i. e. give him a bloody coxcomb, Refs 5th c.BC+; but βέβαπται β. Κυζικηνικόν he has been dyed in the dye of Cyzicus, i. e. is an arrant coward, Refs
I.3 draw water by dipping a vessel, ἀνθ᾽ ὕδατος τᾷ κάλπιδι κηρία βάψαι Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἀρύταιναν.. ἐκ μέσου βάψασα τοῦ λέβητος ζέοντος ὕδατος draw water by dipping the bucket, Refs 4th c.BC+; βάψασα ποντίας ἁλός (i.e. τὸ τεῦχος) having dipped it so as to draw water from the sea, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 baptize, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II intransitive, ναῦς ἔβαψεν the ship dipped, sank, Refs 5th c.BC+; β. εἰς ψυχρὸν [αἱ ἐγχέλυς] Refs 4th c.BC+; εἰ δ᾽ ὁ μὲν (i.e. ἠέλιος) ἀνέφελος βάπτοι ῥόου ἑσπερίοιο Refs 4th c.BC+ dipping into.., Refs 2nd c.AD+:—also middle, ποταμοῖο ἐβάψατο Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 βάψας (i.e. τὴν κώπην) Refs 5th c.BC+. (Cf. O Norse kuefia 'dip'.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| baptamiβάψω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | dipped | 1× |
| baptateiaβάψῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | dip | 1× |
| baptarantosβάψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | dipped | 1× |
| baptorēntemβεβαμμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | dipped | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baptamō | baptame | baptami1×βάψω | baptama | baptamē | baptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | baptasō | baptase | baptasi | baptasa | baptasē | baptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptatō | baptate | baptati | baptata | baptatē | baptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | baptanō | baptane | baptani | baptana | baptanē | baptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptavō | baptave | baptavi | baptava | baptavē | baptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | baptalō | baptale | baptali | baptala | baptalē | baptalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baptomō | baptome | baptomē | baptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | baptosō | baptose | baptosē | baptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptotō | baptote | baptotē | baptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | baptonō | baptone | baptonē | baptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptovō | baptove | baptovē | baptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | baptolō | baptole | baptolē | baptolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baptameiō | baptameia | baptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | baptaseiō | baptaseia | baptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptateiō | baptateia1×βάψῃ | baptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | baptaneiō | baptaneia | baptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptaveiō | baptaveia | baptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | baptaleiō | baptaleia | baptaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baptomeiō | baptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | baptoseiō | baptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptoteiō | baptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | baptoneiō | baptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptoveiō | baptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | baptoleiō | baptoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | baptasōr | baptasar | baptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptatōr | baptatar | baptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptavōr | baptavar | baptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | baptalōr | baptalar | baptalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | baptosōr | baptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptotōr | baptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptovōr | baptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | baptolōr | baptolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baptamoiō | baptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | baptasoiō | baptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptatoiō | baptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | baptanoiō | baptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptavoiō | baptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | baptaloiō | baptaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | baptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | baptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | baptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | baptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | baptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | baptoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | baptarō | baptari | baptara | baptarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | baptorō | baptorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | baptarōntos | baptarintos | baptarantos1×βάψας | baptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | baptorōntos | baptorēntos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bapt 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
baptami“dipped”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
John 13:26… tos Iēsus; Ekeinos atō ho mis baptami tem psōmiem kai dōami auto; baptarantos …… give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel …
baptateia“dip”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Luke 16:24… elēasar min kai pempasar Lazaron hina baptateia tem akrem tou daktulou autou hudeu …… on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in …
baptarantos“dipped”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 13:26… baptami tem psōmiem kai dōami auto; baptarantos oun tem psōmiem dōatō Ioudo Simōnou …… I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to …
baptorēntem“dipped”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Revelation 19:13kai peribalorēntos himatiem baptorēntem haime, kai kalotē tem onomem autou …He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is …