βάπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti, from *gʷeh₂bʰ- (to dive, dive in). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βάπτω (báptō)

  1. I dip, submerge
  2. I dye, colour
  3. I baptise

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: βάφω (báphō)

References

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