John 1:28:12John.1.28.W12TAB
βαπτίζων
baptidzôn
“baptizing”
- Transliteration
- bap-TI-dzôn
- Extended
- bahp-TIH-dzôn
- IPA
- /bapˈti.dzɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- baptizing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
bap-TI-dzôn
- sentence
TAU-ta en bê-tha-NI-a e-GE-ne-to PE-ran too i-or-DA-noo HO-poo ÊN ho i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn
Exegesis
The participle baptizōn {βαπτίζων | bap-tí-zōn} carries continuous aspect and portrays John’s activity as characteristic and ongoing rather than punctiliar. English rendering smooths the Greek clause chain by making the narrative event explicit and preserving the relative clause as the scene-setting frame.
Root and etymology
baptizōbeta alpha pi tau iota zeta omega
“to immerse, baptize”
In context — John 1:28
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan , where John was baptizing.
About this coordinate
John 1:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 1:28, so the Greek word βαπτίζων (baptidzôn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.1.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.28.W12.S1) and character.