Baptizo — To Baptize
A Greek word for dipping or immersing — so specific that translators transliterated rather than translated it.
Greek · Strong's G907 · 65 occurrences in the New Testament (KJV)
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
KJV translations: Baptist, baptize, wash
Baptizo in the Bible — example verses
“And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.”Matthew 3:6 (KJV)
“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”Matthew 3:11 (KJV)
“Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.”Matthew 3:13 (KJV)
“But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”Matthew 3:14 (KJV)
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:”Matthew 3:16 (KJV)
“But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.”Matthew 20:22 (KJV)
“And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.”Matthew 20:23 (KJV)
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”Matthew 28:19 (KJV)
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