What does Βαπτιστής (Baptistḗs) mean in the Bible?
Βαπτιστής (Baptistḗs): One who performs baptism as a defining role; John's primary identity and distinguishing title in gospels.
Greek · G910
Βαπτιστής
A baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner
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Βαπτιστής G910
Pronunciation Baptistḗs
What does Βαπτιστής (Baptistḗs) mean in the Bible?
Βαπτιστής (Baptistḗs): One who performs baptism as a defining role; John's primary identity and distinguishing title in gospels.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G910?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Baptist (12).
Where does Βαπτιστής (Baptistḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (7), Luke (3), Mark (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Baptist 12× Matthew 3:1, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 14:2
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Matthew 3:1 βαπτιστὴς to Baptist Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 11:11 Βαπτιστοῦ to Baptist Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 11:12 Βαπτιστοῦ to Baptist Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 14:2 Βαπτιστής to Baptist Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 14:8 Βαπτιστοῦ to Baptist Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 16:14 Βαπτιστήν to Baptist Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 17:13 Βαπτιστοῦ to Baptist Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 6:25 Βαπτιστοῦ to Baptist Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 8:28 Βαπτιστήν to Baptist Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 7:20 Βαπτιστὴς to Baptist Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:1
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 3
Matthew 7 Mark 2 Luke 3
Source forms
Βαπτιστοῦ 5x Baptistou Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 17:13
Βαπτιστήν 3x Baptistēn Matthew 16:14, Mark 8:28, Luke 9:19
Βαπτιστὴς 2x Baptistēs Luke 7:20, Luke 7:33
Βαπτιστής 1x Baptistēs Matthew 14:2
βαπτιστὴς 1x baptistēs Matthew 3:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 5x Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 17:13
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 4x Matthew 3:1, Matthew 14:2, Luke 7:20, Luke 7:33
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 16:14, Mark 8:28, Luke 9:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. One who performs baptism as a defining role; John's primary identity and distinguishing title in gospels.
Strong's G910
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 14 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 9:18-20 Source Gloss
a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:1 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
βαπτιστής, baptisthv
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Matthew 11:11 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
βαπτιστοῦ· baptistou
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Matthew 11:12 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
βαπτιστοῦ baptistou
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Matthew 14:2 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστής· baptisthv
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Matthew 14:8 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστοῦ. baptistou
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Matthew 16:14 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστήν· baptisthn
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Matthew 17:13 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστοῦ baptistou
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Mark 6:24 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστοῦ. baptistou
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Mark 6:25 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστοῦ. baptistou
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Mark 8:28 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστήν· baptisthn
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Luke 7:20 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστὴς baptisthv
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Luke 7:28 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστοῦ baptistou
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Luke 7:33 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστὴς baptisthv
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verse Luke 9:19 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Βαπτιστήν· baptisthn
the baptizer, the Baptist
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
John identified by his distinctive practice of baptism, people's speculation about Jesus
Word Origins
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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