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baptizō

to baptize, immerse

Say it: bap-TID-zoh (approximate)

βαπτίζω

What it means

To dip or immerse, to baptize. The Corinthians' baptism is both a cause of quarrels (1:13-17) and a sign of one body (12:13); Israel was "baptized into Moses" (10:2); some are "baptized for the dead" (15:29).

Range of meaning

  • Dip or immersePlunge in water.
  • BaptizeInitiate with water.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 10

    "All were baptized into Moses" (10:2).

  • Chapter 12

    "In one Spirit we were all baptized into one body" (12:13).

Every verse (8)

Verses where G0907 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources