2001 Translation

BAPHĒ, baphē

Sounds Like: bah-FEE

Translations: dyeing, dye, color, a dye, a color

From the root: ΒΑΦΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the act of dyeing or the substance used for dyeing, such as a dye or color. It can be used to describe the process of imparting color to something or the resulting color itself. It is related to the verb 'βάπτω' (bapto), meaning 'to dip' or 'to dye'.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Psalms — 67:24
• Sirach — 31:26

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Psalms — 67:24
• Sirach — 34:26

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΦΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΒΑΦΑΙΣ — (to) dyes, (to) colors, (with) dyes, (with) colors, (by means of) dyes, (by means of) colors
• ΒΑΦΗΣ — of dyeing, of dipping, of baptism, of washing, of a dye, of a dip, of a baptism, of a washing

This concordance database is in beta

That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.

It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.

Please report any errors or important missing information.