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Lexicon :: Strong's G908 - baptisma

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βάπτισμα
Transliteration
baptisma (Key)
Pronunciation
bap'-tis-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
19x in 2 unique form(s) TR
22x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:545,92

Trench's Synonyms: xcix. βαπτισμός, βάπτισμα.

Strong’s Definitions

βάπτισμα báptisma, bap'-tis-mah; from G907; baptism (technically or figuratively):—baptism.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G908 in the following manner: baptism (22x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G908 in the following manner: baptism (22x).

  1. immersion, submersion

    1. of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed

    2. of John's baptism, that purification rite by which men on confessing their sins were bound to spiritual reformation, obtained the pardon of their past sins and became qualified for the benefits of the Messiah's kingdom soon to be set up. This was valid Christian baptism, as this was the only baptism the apostles received and it is not recorded anywhere that they were ever rebaptised after Pentecost.

    3. of Christian baptism; a rite of immersion in water as commanded by Christ, by which one after confessing his sins and professing his faith in Christ, having been born again by the Holy Spirit unto a new life, identifies publicly with the fellowship of Christ and the church.

      In Rom 6:3, Paul states we are "baptised unto death" meaning that we are not only dead to our former ways, but they are buried. To return to them is as unthinkable for a Christian as for one to dig up a dead corpse! See also discussion of baptism under the previous Strong's number (907).
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βάπτισμα báptisma, bap'-tis-mah; from G907; baptism (technically or figuratively):—baptism.
STRONGS G908:
βάπτισμα, -τος, τό, (βαπτίζω), a word peculiar to N. T. and ecclesiastical writings, immersion, submersion;
1. used tropically of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed: Matthew 20:22f Rec.; Mark 10:38; Luke 12:50 (see βαπτίζω, I. 3).
2. of John's baptism, that purificatory rite by which men on confessing their sins were bound to a spiritual reformation, obtained the pardon of their past sins and became qualified for the benefits of the Messiah's kingdom soon to be set up: Matthew 3:7; Matthew 21:25; Mark 11:30; Luke 7:29; Luke 20:4; Acts 1:22; Acts 10:37; Acts 18:25; [Acts 19:3]; βάπτ. μετανοίας, binding to repentance [Winer's Grammar, 188 (177)], Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3; Acts 13:24; Acts 19:4.
3. of Christian baptism; this, according to the view of the apostles, is a rite of sacred immersion, commanded by Christ, by which men confessing their sins and professing their faith in Christ are born again by the Holy Spirit unto a new life, come into the fellowship of Christ and the church (1 Corinthians 12:13), and are made partakers of eternal salvation; [but see article "Baptism" in BB. DD., McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, Schaff-Herzog]: Ephesians 4:5; Colossians 2:12 [L marginal reading Tr -μῷ which see]; 1 Peter 3:21; εἰς τὸν θάνατον, Romans 6:4 (see βαπτίζω, II. b. aa. at the end). [Trench, § xcix.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:7; 20:22; 21:25
Mark
1:4; 10:38; 11:30
Luke
3:3; 7:29; 12:50; 20:4
Acts
1:22; 10:37; 13:24; 18:25; 19:3; 19:4
Romans
6:4
1 Corinthians
12:13
Ephesians
4:5
Colossians
2:12
1 Peter
3:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G908 matches the Greek βάπτισμα (baptisma),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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But when he saw many of the [fn]Pharisees and [fn]Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the [divine] wrath and judgment to come?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - “The baptism of John—from where did it come? From heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men?” And they began debating among themselves [considering the implications of their answer], saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe John?’

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[fn]John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins [that is, requiring a change of one’s old way of thinking, turning away from sin and seeking God and His righteousness].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism [of suffering and death] with which I am baptized?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:39 - And they replied to Him, “We are able.” Jesus told them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:30 - “Was the baptism of John [the Baptist] from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men? Answer Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:29 - All the people and the tax collectors who heard Jesus, acknowledged [the validity of] God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50 - “I have a baptism [of great suffering] with which to be baptized, and how [greatly] I am distressed until it is accomplished!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:4 - “The baptism of John [the Baptist]—was it from heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - beginning with the baptism by John [at the outset of Jesus’ ministry] until the day when He was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness with us [to testify] of His resurrection.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - you know the things that have taken place throughout Judea, starting in Galilee after the baptism preached by John—

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:24 - “[fn]Before His coming John [the Baptist] had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:25 - This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being spiritually impassioned, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:3 - And he asked, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:4 - Paul said, “John performed a baptism of repentance, continually telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, [to confidently accept and joyfully believe] in Jesus [the Messiah and Savior].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:4 - We have therefore been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in newness of life [abandoning our old ways].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:5 - one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:21 - Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now [fn]saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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