ΒαπτιστήςBaptistḗs

Meanings

Same root

• βαπτίζωbaptízō · G907to 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

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
• Matthew 11:11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!
• Matthew 11:12 And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.
• Matthew 14:2 he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
• Matthew 14:8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”
• Matthew 16:14 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”