Strong's G907

βαπτίζω(baptízō)

Language:: Greek (New Testament)

Definition

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

Derivation

from a derivative of G911 (βάπτω);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, βαπτίζω is translated as: Baptist, baptize, wash.

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.