BAPTISE, "baptize" (U.S.)
βαπτίζω : BAPTIZE

Illustrations of English words
derived from the Greek in the New Testament.

Gaylon West.


History of English word
baptize (v.) c.1300, from Old French batisier (11c.), from Latin baptizare, from Greek baptizein "immerse, dip in water," also figuratively, "be over one's head" (in debt, etc.), "to be soaked (in wine);" in Greek Christian usage, "baptize;" from baptein "to dip, steep, dye, color," from PIE root *gwabh- "to dip, sink." Christian baptism originally consisted in full immersion. Related: Baptized; baptizing.
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Thayer Definition:
1) to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk) 2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one’s self, bathe 3) to overwhelm
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by Thayer's/Strong's Number: from a derivative of G911