Quick Definition
βαπτιστής, οῦ, ὁ n.m. the baptizer, the Baptist
Strong's Definition
from 907; a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner
KJV Usage: Baptist
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βαπτιστής, -οῦ, 6, (βαπτίζω). a baptizer; one who administers the rite of baptism; the surname of John, the forerunner of Christ: Mt. iii. 1; xi. 11 sq.; [xiv. 2, 8; xvi. 14; xvii. 13]; Mk. vi. 24 [T Tr WH τοῦ βαπτίζοντος], 25; viii. 28; Lk. vii. 20, 28 [T Tr WHom.], 33; ix. 19; also given him by Josephus, antt. 18,5, 2, and found in no other prof. writ. [Joh. d. Tiiufer by Breest (1881), Kohler (’84).]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
βαπτιστής baptistēs 12x
one who baptizes, a baptist, Mt. 3:1; 11:11, 12
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† βαπτιστής, -ου, ὁ
(< βαπτίζω),
a baptizer: of John the Baptist, Mt 3:1 11:11, 12 14:2, 8 16:14 17:13, Mk 6:25 8:28, Lk 7:20, 33 9:19.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Βαπτιστής (Baptistēs) — one who baptizes. βαπτ-ιστής, οῦ, ὁ, one that dips: baptizer, ὁ β. the Baptist, [NT+1st c.AD+]: metaphorically of the Passion, [NT]