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Strong's G907 βαπτίζω (baptizo)

Baptizo means “immerse” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H907 — bad (“liar”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G907
Language Greek
Linked Usages 69
Books 12

Strong's G907 Quick Answer

Strong's G907 βαπτίζω (baptizo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. baptizo (bap-tid'-zo) v. 1. to immerse, submerge 2. to make whelmed or soaked (i.e. fully wet) It has 69 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include only. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
baptizo (bap-tid'-zo) v. 1. to immerse, submerge 2. to make whelmed or soaked (i.e. fully wet)
Usage
69 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
only

Meaning and Definition

baptizo (bap-tid'-zo) v. 1. to immerse, submerge 2. to make whelmed or soaked (i.e. fully wet) {used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism} [from a derivative of G911] KJV: Baptist, baptize, wash Root(s): G911

Original Word
βαπτίζω
Transliteration
baptizo
Derivation
Root: βάπτω R1: 911
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G907. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to baptize

Usage: βαπτίζω (βάπτω), [in LXX: 4Ki.5:14 (טבל), Isa.21:4, Jdth.12:7, Sir.31 (34)30 * ;] to dip, immerse, sink; __1. generally (in Polyb., iii, 72, of soldiers wading breast-deep; in i, 51, of the sinking of ships); metaphorically, to overwhelm (Is, l.with; cf. MM, Exp., x); with cogn. accusative, βάπτισμα β., Mrk.10:38, 39 Luk.12:50. Mid., __2. to perform ablutions, wash oneself, bathe (Ki, Jth, Si, ll. with): Mrk.7:4; aor. pass, in same sense, Luk.11:38. __3 Of ablution, immersion, as a religious rite, to baptize;

__(a) (a) absol.; Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:25, 26 28 3:22, 23, 26 4:2 10:40, 1Co.1:17; ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ βαπτιστής, M, Pr., 127), Mrk.6:14, 24; with accusative, Jhn.4:1, Act.8:38, I Co.1.14, 16; with cogn. accusative, τὸ βάπτισμα, Act.19:4 (cf. Mrk.10:38, supr.); pass., to be baptized, receive baptism: Mat.3:13, 14, 16, Mrk.16:16, Luk.3:7, 12 21 7:29 (τ. βάπτισμα) ib. 30, Act.2:41 8:12, 13 36 9:18 10:47 16:15, 33 18:8; mid., 22:16 (M, Pr., 163);

__(b) with prepositions: ἐν, of the element, Mat.3:6, 11 Mrk.1:4, 5 8, Luk.3:16, Jhn.1:26, 31 33 3:23, Act.1:5 2:38 10:48 11:16, 1Co.10:2; εἰς, of the element, purpose or result (Lft., Notes, 155), Mat.3:1 28:19, Mrk.1:9, Act.8:16 19:3, 5 Rom.6:3, 1Co.1:13, 15 10:2 12:13, Gal.3:27; with dative, ὕδατι, Luk.3:16, Act.1:5 11:16; ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν, perh. to fulfil the wish of a dead friend, 1Co.15:29 (see ICC, in l.; cf. DB, i, 238ff.; DCG, i, 169a; ii, 605b; Cremer, 126). † (AS)

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How Strong's G907 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render baptizo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

only Acts 8:16

How Strong's G907 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 65 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G907 (βαπτίζω) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G907 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G907 in the New Testament

65 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 3:6 KJV

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Matthew 3:11 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 3:13 KJV

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

Strong's G907 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

4 Kingdoms 5:14 Septuagint / Brenton

So Naaman went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the word of Elisha: and his flesh returned to him as the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed.

Isaiah 21:4 Septuagint / Brenton

My heart wanders, and transgression overwhelms me; my soul is occupied with fear.

Strong's G907 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 12:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Holofernes commanded his guard that they should not stay her: thus she abode in the camp three days, and went out in the night into the Valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water by the camp.

Usage Excerpts

First 69 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G907.

4 Kingdoms 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Naaman went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the word of Elisha: and his flesh returned to him as the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed.
Isaiah 21:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart wanders, and transgression overwhelms me; my soul is occupied with fear.
Matthew 3:6 New Testament, KJV
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matthew 3:11 New Testament, 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 3:13 New Testament, KJV
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Matthew 3:14 New Testament, KJV
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Matthew 3:16 New Testament, 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 20:22 New Testament, 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 20:23 New Testament, 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 28:19 New Testament, 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:
Mark 1:4 New Testament, KJV
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark 1:5 New Testament, KJV
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mark 1:8 New Testament, KJV
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mark 1:9 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Mark 6:14 New Testament, KJV
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Mark 7:4 New Testament, KJV
And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
Mark 10:38 New Testament, KJV
But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Mark 10:39 New Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
Mark 16:16 New Testament, KJV
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Luke 3:7 New Testament, KJV
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Luke 3:16 New Testament, KJV
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Luke 3:21 New Testament, KJV
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Luke 7:29 New Testament, KJV
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luke 7:30 New Testament, KJV
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Luke 11:38 New Testament, KJV
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
Luke 12:50 New Testament, KJV
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
John 1:25 New Testament, KJV
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
John 1:26 New Testament, KJV
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:28 New Testament, KJV
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
John 1:31 New Testament, KJV
And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 1:33 New Testament, KJV
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
John 3:22 New Testament, KJV
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
John 3:23 New Testament, KJV
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
John 3:26 New Testament, KJV
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
John 4:1 New Testament, KJV
When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
John 4:2 New Testament, KJV
(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
John 10:40 New Testament, KJV
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
Acts 1:5 New Testament, KJV
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Acts 2:38 New Testament, KJV
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 2:41 New Testament, KJV
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 8:12 New Testament, KJV
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 8:13 New Testament, KJV
Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
Acts 8:16 New Testament, KJV
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Acts 8:36 New Testament, KJV
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Acts 8:38 New Testament, KJV
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acts 9:18 New Testament, KJV
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Acts 10:47 New Testament, KJV
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Acts 10:48 New Testament, KJV
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 11:16 New Testament, KJV
Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 16:15 New Testament, KJV
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Acts 16:33 New Testament, KJV
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Acts 18:8 New Testament, KJV
And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
Acts 19:3 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Acts 19:4 New Testament, KJV
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Acts 19:5 New Testament, KJV
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 22:16 New Testament, KJV
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Romans 6:3 New Testament, KJV
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
1 Corinthians 1:13 New Testament, KJV
Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
1 Corinthians 1:14 New Testament, KJV
I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
1 Corinthians 1:15 New Testament, KJV
Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
1 Corinthians 1:16 New Testament, KJV
And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
1 Corinthians 1:17 New Testament, KJV
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
1 Corinthians 10:2 New Testament, KJV
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
1 Corinthians 12:13 New Testament, KJV
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:29 New Testament, KJV
Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
Galatians 3:27 New Testament, KJV
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Judith 12:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Holofernes commanded his guard that they should not stay her: thus she abode in the camp three days, and went out in the night into the Valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water by the camp.
Wisdom of Sirach 34:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Show not thy valiantness in wine; For wine hath destroyed many.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G907, grouped by book.

4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 8 usages, New Testament
Mark 9 usages, New Testament
Luke 8 usages, New Testament
John 11 usages, New Testament
Acts 19 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 8 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G907 FAQ

What does baptizo (βαπτίζω) mean?

Baptizo (Strong's G907) is a Greek word most simply glossed "immerse". baptizo (bap-tid'-zo) v. 1. to immerse, submerge 2. to make whelmed or soaked (i.e. fully wet)

How many times is baptizo (βαπτίζω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 69 linked usages for Strong's G907 across 12 books.

Where can I study baptizo (βαπτίζω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G907 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate baptizo (βαπτίζω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as only. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G907 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G907, with linked reader references where each row is available.