Strong's Number G911

βάπτω

bapto · bap'-to

Transliteration:

bapto{bap'-to}

Word Origin:

a primary word

TDNT:

1:529,92

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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)

Usage in the KJV:

dip 3

Total: 3
Occurs 4 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to dip, dip in, immerse
to dip into dye, to dye, colour

Not to be confused with 907, baptizo. The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizo is a text from the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B.C. It is a recipe for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be 'dipped' (bapto) into boiling water and then 'baptised' (baptizo) in the vinegar solution. Both verbs concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary. The second, the act of baptising the vegetable, produces a permanent change.