Βαπτιστής
Baptistḗs
One who immerses or performs rites of immersion; specifically, an agent or practitioner of ritual washing (baptism). Most commonly used as a designation or epithet for John, characterized by his distinctive practice of immersing others in water as a symbolic act. In this sense, the term emphasizes the repeated or characteristic role of performing baptisms rather than denoting a formal title in an institutionalized sense. Depending on context, can refer generally to anyone who baptizes, though exclusively in the New Testament it refers to John.
Matthew 14:2 · Word #10
Lexicon G910
| Lemma | Βαπτιστής |
| Transliteration | Baptistḗs |
| Strong's | G910 |
| Definition | One who immerses or performs rites of immersion; specifically, an agent or practitioner of ritual washing (baptism). Most commonly used as a designation or epithet for John, characterized by his distinctive practice of immersing others in water as a symbolic act. In this sense, the term emphasizes the repeated or characteristic role of performing baptisms rather than denoting a formal title in an institutionalized sense. Depending on context, can refer generally to anyone who baptizes, though exclusively in the New Testament it refers to John. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βαπτιστής |
| Strong's | G910 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G910-02
immerser
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); agent noun identifying one characterized by performing immersion. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is formed from βαπτίζω (to immerse, submerge) with the agentive suffix -τής, meaning "one who performs" the action. "Immerser" preserves the root sense and reflects the nominative masculine singular agent noun form. |
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