What does νίπτω · βαπτισμός mean in the Bible?
νίπτω · βαπτισμός is a Greek phrase meaning "washings".
Greek · G3538, G909
νίψωνται / βαπτισμοὺς
To wash · ablution (ceremonial or Christian)
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νίπτω G3538 to wash
Pronunciation níptō
Washing a specific body part, contrasting with λούω which means bathing the whole body.
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βαπτισμός G909 ablution (ceremonial or Christian)
Pronunciation baptismós
Emphasizes the physical act of washing/dipping itself, distinct from the resulting state or the sacrament as institution.
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What does νίψωνται / βαπτισμοὺς (nipsōntai / baptismous) mean in the Bible?
νίπτω · βαπτισμός is a Greek phrase meaning "washings".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3538, G909?
G3538, G909 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. washings
Source Gloss
washings
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 17 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Middle, Active
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Middle Matt 6:17 · John 9:7 · John 9:11 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Present Active John 13:5 · John 13:14 2×
Aorist Middle John 13:10 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Aorist Active John 13:12 · 1 Tim 5:10 · John 13:14 3×
Aorist Middle John 9:7 · John 9:15 2×
Present Middle Matt 15:2 1×
Present Active John 13:6 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Active John 13:8 2×
Aorist Middle Mark 7:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Middle John 9:11 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 17 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 13 present 4
Voice
middle 9 active 8
Mood
indicative 7 imperative 3 infinitive 3 subjunctive 3 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:17 νίψαι aorist middle imperative imperative Matthew 15:2 νίπτονται present middle indicative ongoing Mark 7:3 νίψωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive John 9:11 νίψαι aorist middle imperative imperative John 9:11 νιψάμενος aorist middle participle participle John 9:15 ἐνιψάμην aorist middle indicative completed John 9:7 νίψαι aorist middle imperative imperative John 9:7 ἐνίψατο aorist middle indicative completed John 13:10 νίψασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive John 13:12 ἔνιψεν aorist active indicative completed John 13:14 ἔνιψα aorist active indicative completed John 13:14 νίπτειν present active infinitive infinitive John 13:5 νίπτειν present active infinitive infinitive John 13:6 νίπτεις present active indicative ongoing John 13:8 νίψῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 13:8 νίψω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 5:10 ἔνιψεν aorist active indicative completed
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)
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain