Greek word · Strong's G907

βαπτίζω

baptízō · verb · “to baptize, immerse”

In a sentence

Baptizō means to dip, immerse, or wash. It names the Christian act of baptism — a public, water-marked union with Christ in his death and resurrection.

Baptizō is to dip, plunge, or immerse. The New Testament uses it for the symbolic water-baptism Jesus commands and for the deeper reality it points to: being “buried with him by baptism into death,” then raised to walk in newness of life.

Baptism is therefore a powerful sign: a public confession, a marking of identity, and a picture of the gospel itself — dying and rising with Jesus.

Strong's reference

Definition: to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism

KJV usage: Baptist, baptize, wash

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,” Romans 6:4 “We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.” Acts 2:38 “Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.