bapto <911>

baptw bapto

Pronunciation:	bap'-to
Origin:	a primary word
Reference:	TDNT - 1:529,92
PrtSpch:	v
In Greek:	baqav 1, baqh 1, baqw 1
In NET:	I have dipped 1, dip 1, dipped 1
In AV:	dip 3
Count:	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. a primary verb; to whelm, i.e. cover wholly with a fluid; in the New Testament only in a qualified or special sense, i.e. (literally) to moisten (a part of one's person), or (by implication) to stain (as with dye):-dip.

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