Baptistēs Βαπτιστής

Baptistēs (Greek Βαπτιστής, Strong's G910) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “one who baptizes”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• John the Baptist

Verses

Every verse with Baptistēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 3:1
  In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
• Matthew 11:11
  Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.Truly 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.
• Matthew 11:12
  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
• Matthew 14:2
  And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.and 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.”
• Matthew 14:8
  And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
• Matthew 16:14
  And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
• Matthew 17:13
  Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

Mark

• Mark 6:25
  And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.At 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.”
• Mark 8:28
  And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

Luke

• Luke 7:20
  When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?When 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?’”
• Luke 7:33
  For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
• Luke 9:19
  They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).