Strong's Number 911

Transliteration:
bapto {bap'-to}
Word Origin:
a primary word
TDNT:
1:529,92
Part of Speech:
verb
Usage in the KJV:
dip 3

Total: 3
Definition:
  1. to dip, dip in, immerse
  2. to dip into dye, to dye, colour
Not to be confused with 907, baptizo. The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizo is a text from the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B.C. It is a recipe for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be 'dipped' (bapto) into boiling water and then 'baptised' (baptizo) in the vinegar solution. Both verbs concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary. The second, the act of baptising the vegetable, produces a permanent change.