Strong's Greek · G910
Βαπτιστής
Baptistḗs
Baptist
Definition
a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner
Derivation
from G907 (βαπτίζω);
Appears 12 times in Scripture
“They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.””
“Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.””
“Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.”
“When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’””
“They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.””
“and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.””
“In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea”
“For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’”
“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.”
“At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).