βαπτιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βᾰπτῐ́ζω (baptízō, to baptise) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰπτῐστής • (baptistḗs) m (genitive βᾰπτῐστοῦ); first declension

  1. baptist (commonly as an epithet of John the Baptist)

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: baptist
  • Greek: βαπτιστής (vaptistís), βαφτιστής (vaftistís)

Further reading

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