A.dip, plunge, “ξίφος εἰς σφαγήν” J.BJ2.18.4; “σπάθιον εἰς τὸ ἔμβρυον” Sor.2.63:—Pass., of a trephine, Gal.10.447; “βάπτισον σεαυτὸν εἰς θάλασσαν” Plu.2.166a; β. Διόνυσον πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν ib. 914d:—in Pass., to be drowned, Epict.Gnom.47; of ships, sink or disable them, Plb.1.51.6, 16.6.2 (Pass.); ἐβάπτισαν τὴν πόλιν flooded the city, metaph., of the crowds who flocked into Jerusalem at the time of the siege, J.BJ4.3.3; “β. τινὰ εἰσφοραῖς” D.S.1.73; “β. τινὰ ὕπνῳ” AP11.49 (Even.); “ὕπνῳ βεβαπτισμένος” Archig. and Posidon. ap. Aët. 6.3:—Pass., “ὡς ἐκ τοῦ βεβαπτίσθαι ἀναπνέουσι” Hp.Epid.5.63; to be drenched, Eub.68: metaph., “βεβαπτισμένοι” soaked in wine, Pl.Smp. 176b; ὀφλήμασι βεβ. over head and ears in debt, Plu.Galb.21; γνοὺς βαπτιζόμενον τὸ μειράκιον seeing that he was getting into deep water, Pl.Euthd.277d; “β. εἰς ἀναισθησίαν καὶ ὕπνον” J.AJ10.9.4; “ὁ τῷ θυμῷ βεβαπτισμένος καταδύεται” Ach.Tat.6.19; “ψυχή βεβαπτισμένη λύπῃ” Lib.Or.64.115.
2. draw wine by dipping the cup in the bowl, Aristopho 14.5; “φιάλαις β. ἐκ . . κρατήρων” Plu.Alex.67.
3. baptize, “τινά” Ev.Marc.1.4; “ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν” Ev.Matt.3.11:—Pass., “βαπτισθήτω ἕκαστος εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν” Act.Ap.2.38; “εἰς Χριστόν” Ep.Rom.6.3, etc.:—Med., dip oneself, LXX4 Ki.5.14; get oneself baptized, Act.Ap.22.16, 1 Ep.Cor.10.2:—Pass., perform ablutions, Ev.Luc. 11.38.
