Lexical Definition
βάπτω báptō (bap'-to) to dip G:V
a primary verb
dip.
- to whelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid
- in the New Testament only in a qualified or special sense, i.e. (literally) to moisten (a part of one's person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| εβάφησαν | were dipped | LXX.Josh.3.15 |
| εβάφη | was dipped | LXX.Dan.4.33 • LXX.Dan.5.21 |
| βεβαμμένον | dipped | Rev.19.13 |
| βαφήσεται | shall be dipped | LXX.Lev.11.32 |
| βαφή | dipped | LXX.Judg.5.30 |
| should be dipped | LXX.Ps.68.23 | |
| βάψῃ | he may dip | Luke.16.24 |
| βάψω | will dip | John.13.26 |
| βάψεισ | dip | LXX.Ruth.2.14 |
| βάψει | he shall dip | LXX.Lev.14.6 • LXX.Lev.14.51 • LXX.Deut.33.24 |
| shall dip | LXX.Lev.4.6 • LXX.Lev.4.17 • LXX.Lev.14.16 • LXX.Num.19.18 | |
| βάψασ | having dipped | John.13.26 |
| βάψαντεσ | having dipped it | LXX.Exod.12.22 |
| έβαψεν | he dipped | LXX.1Sam.14.27 • LXX.2Kgs.8.15 |
| έβαψε | he dipped | LXX.Lev.9.9 |
| έβαψασ | you dipped me | LXX.Job.9.31 |
Abbott-Smith
βάπτω, [in LXX chiefly for טבל;]
(a) to dip: Lk 16:24, Jo 13:26 (ἐμβ-, L);
(b) to dip in dye, to dye: Re 19:13 (Rec.; ῥεραντισμένον, WH; περιρεραμμένον, T; ῥεραμμένον, Swete, in l., q.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 16:24 |
| John | 13:26 |
| Revelation | 19:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βάπτω,
future βάψω (ἐμ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔβαψα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— middle, future βάψομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐβαψάμην [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, future βᾰφήσομαι [LXX+2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐβάφθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Attic dialect generally ἐβάφην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect βέβαμμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I transitive, dip, ὡς δ᾽ ὅτ᾽ ἀνὴρ χαλκεὺς πέλεκυν.. εἰν ὕδατι ψυχρῷ βάπτῃ (so as to temper the red-hot steel) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰς μέλι, εἰς κηρόν, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, βαπτόμενος σίδηρος iron in process of being tempered, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; and of coral, become hard, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__I.b of slaughter in Trag, ἐν σφαγαῖσι βάψασα ξίφος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in later Prose, εἰς τὰ πλευρὰ β. τὴν αἰχμήν [LXX+1st c.BC+]
__I.c also, dip in poison, ἔβαψεν ἰούς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 dye, ἔβαψεν.. ξίφος the sword dyed [the robe] red, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; β. τὰ κάλλη dye the beautiful cloths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely in middle, dye the hair, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; glaze earthen vessels, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of gilding and silvering, [Refs 5th c.BC+] dye one in the [red] dye of Sardes, i. e. give him a bloody coxcomb, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but βέβαπται β. Κυζικηνικόν he has been dyed in the dye of Cyzicus, i. e. is an arrant coward, [Refs]
__I.3 draw water by dipping a vessel, ἀνθ᾽ ὕδατος τᾷ κάλπιδι κηρία βάψαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀρύταιναν.. ἐκ μέσου βάψασα τοῦ λέβητος ζέοντος ὕδατος draw water by dipping the bucket, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; βάψασα ποντίας ἁλός (i.e. τὸ τεῦχος) having dipped it so as to draw water from the sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.4 baptize, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II intransitive, ναῦς ἔβαψεν the ship dipped, sank, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. εἰς ψυχρὸν [αἱ ἐγχέλυς] [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἰ δ᾽ ὁ μὲν (i.e. ἠέλιος) ἀνέφελος βάπτοι ῥόου ἑσπερίοιο [Refs 4th c.BC+] dipping into.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—also middle, ποταμοῖο ἐβάψατο [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 βάψας (i.e. τὴν κώπην) [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. O Norse kuefia 'dip'.)
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Lev.11.32 ☩ LXX.Lev.4.17