Greek · G2491, G907 · unreviewed

Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων

Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites · to baptize

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Ἰωάννης G2491 Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
Pronunciation Iōánnēs
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βαπτίζω G907 to baptize
Pronunciation baptízō
Immersion as religious rite signifying identification with Christ's death and entrance into his community.
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What does Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων (Iōannēs ho baptizōn) mean in the Bible?

Ἰωάννης · βαπτίζω is a Greek word meaning "John the baptizer".

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Meaning

John the baptizer
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 4:12 · Matt 10:2 · Matt 11:2 · Matt 11:18 · Matt 14:2 · Matt 14:4 · Matt 21:32 · Mark 1:4 · Mark 1:6 · Mark 6:14 · Mark 6:18 · Mark 9:38 · Mark 10:35 54×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:14 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:11 · Matt 11:12 · Matt 11:13 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 17:13 · Matt 21:25 · Mark 1:9 · Mark 1:29 · Mark 2:18 · Mark 6:24 · Mark 6:25 · Mark 10:41 · Mark 11:30 · Luke 3:15 39×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:4 · Luke 7:18 · Luke 7:22 · Acts 3:4 · Rev 1:1
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:13 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 14:3 · Matt 14:10 · Matt 16:14 · Matt 17:1 · Matt 21:26 · Mark 1:14 · Mark 1:19 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 6:16 · Mark 6:17 · Mark 6:20 · Mark 8:28 · Mark 9:2 37×
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 72 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 23 ongoing 8 prospective 6 imperative 2 background 7 subjunctive 1 infinitive 12 participle 13
Tense
aorist 42 present 17 imperfect 7 future 6
Voice
passive 43 active 26 middle 3
Mood
indicative 44 participle 13 infinitive 12 imperative 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:11 βαπτίζω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 3:11 βαπτίσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 3:13 βαπτισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 3:14 βαπτισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 3:16 βαπτισθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:6 ἐβαπτίζοντο imperfect passive indicative background Matthew 28:19 βαπτίζοντες present active participle participle Mark 1:4 βαπτίζων present active participle participle Mark 1:5 ἐβαπτίζοντο imperfect passive indicative background Mark 1:8 ἐβάπτισα aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:8 βαπτίσει future active indicative prospective Mark 1:9 ἐβαπτίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 6:14 βαπτίζων present active participle participle Mark 6:24 βαπτίζοντος present active participle participle Mark 7:4 βαπτίσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:38 βαπτίζομαι present passive indicative ongoing Mark 10:38 βαπτισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 10:39 βαπτίζομαι present passive indicative ongoing Mark 10:39 βαπτισθήσεσθε future passive indicative prospective Mark 16:16 βαπτισθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Luke 3:12 βαπτισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 3:16 βαπτίζω present active indicative ongoing Luke 3:16 βαπτίσει future active indicative prospective Luke 3:21 βαπτισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 3:21 βαπτισθέντος aorist passive participle participle Luke 3:7 βαπτισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 7:29 βαπτισθέντες aorist passive participle participle Luke 7:30 βαπτισθέντες aorist passive participle participle Luke 11:38 ἐβαπτίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 12:50 βαπτισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive John 1:25 βαπτίζεις present active indicative ongoing John 1:26 βαπτίζω present active indicative ongoing John 1:31 βαπτίζων present active participle participle John 1:33 βαπτίζειν present active infinitive infinitive John 1:33 βαπτίζων present active participle participle John 3:22 ἐβάπτιζεν imperfect active indicative background John 3:23 ἐβαπτίζοντο imperfect passive indicative background John 3:26 βαπτίζει present active indicative ongoing John 4:2 ἐβάπτιζεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 1:5 ἐβάπτισεν aorist active indicative completed +32 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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