Word Study · Strong's G910 · Greek
Βαπτιστής
Baptistes
bap-tis-tace'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Baptistḗs
“a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner
Rendered in the KJV as
Baptist.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- βαπτιστήν,3
- βαπτιστὴς3
- βαπτιστοῦ2
- βαπτιστοῦ.2
- βαπτιστής·1
- βαπτιστοῦ·1
How it is rendered · 4
- Baptist5
- Baptist,3
- Baptist;2
- Baptist.2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular5
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSM · 5
- N-NSM · 4
- N-ASM · 3
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew7 occurrences
- Matthew 3:1βαπτιστὴςbaptistēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIn those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judeahere: Baptist
- Matthew 11:11βαπτιστοῦ·baptistounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularTruly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.here: Baptist;
- Matthew 11:12βαπτιστοῦbaptistounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularFrom the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.here: Baptist
- Matthew 14:2βαπτιστής·baptistēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularand said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”here: Baptist;
- Matthew 14:8βαπτιστοῦ.baptistounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularPrompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”here: Baptist.
- Matthew 16:14βαπτιστήν,baptistēnnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThey replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”here: Baptist,
- Matthew 17:13βαπτιστοῦbaptistounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.here: Baptist
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 6:25βαπτιστοῦ.baptistounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAt once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”here: Baptist.
- Mark 8:28βαπτιστήν,baptistēnnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThey replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”here: Baptist,
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 7:20βαπτιστὴςbaptistēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”here: Baptist
- Luke 7:33βαπτιστὴςbaptistēsnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’here: Baptist
- Luke 9:19βαπτιστήν,baptistēnnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThey replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”here: Baptist,