Word study · Greek

baptizō

to baptize, immerse

Say it: bap-TID-zoh (approximate)

βαπτίζω

What it means

To dip or immerse. John baptized with water; Jesus' followers will be baptized with the Holy Spirit (1:5), and Peter calls for baptism "in the name of Jesus Christ" (2:38).

Range of meaning

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

In Romans

  • Chapter 6

    "All of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death" (6:3).

Every verse (1)

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