Βαπτιστήν

Baptistḗs

Baptist

One who immerses or performs rites of immersion; specifically, an agent or practitioner of ritual washing (baptism). Most commonly used as a designation or epithet for John, characterized by his distinctive practice of immersing others in water as a symbolic act. In this sense, the term emphasizes the repeated or characteristic role of performing baptisms rather than denoting a formal title in an institutionalized sense. Depending on context, can refer generally to anyone who baptizes, though exclusively in the New Testament it refers to John.

G910

Mark 8:28 · Word #9

Lexicon G910

LemmaΒαπτιστής
TransliterationBaptistḗs
Strong'sG910
DefinitionOne who immerses or performs rites of immersion; specifically, an agent or practitioner of ritual washing (baptism). Most commonly used as a designation or epithet for John, characterized by his distinctive practice of immersing others in water as a symbolic act. In this sense, the term emphasizes the repeated or characteristic role of performing baptisms rather than denoting a formal title in an institutionalized sense. Depending on context, can refer generally to anyone who baptizes, though exclusively in the New Testament it refers to John.

Morphology N ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseBaptist
LiteralBaptist

Lexical Info

Lemmaβαπτιστής
Strong'sG910

SIBI-P1 Translation G910-01

the immerser

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative singular masculine (Gr,N,,,,,AMS); agent noun with -τής suffix indicating one who performs the action.
Rendering RationaleThe agentive noun formed from βαπτ- (“to immerse, dip, submerge”) denotes one who characteristically performs immersions. The accusative singular masculine form is reflected in the simple object form "the immerser."

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