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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 22 times in 22 verses in the TR Greek.

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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism G908, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - He *said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - “The baptism G908 of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

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[fn]John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness [fn]preaching a baptism G908 of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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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 G908 with which I am baptized?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:39 - And they said to Him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you shall drink; and you shall be baptized with the baptism G908 with which I am baptized.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:30 - “Was the baptism G908 of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism G908 of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:29 - And when all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they [fn]acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism G908 of John.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50 - “But I have a baptism G908 to [fn]undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:4 - “Was the baptism G908 of John from heaven or from men?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - beginning [fn]with the baptism G908 of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - you yourselves know the thing which happened throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism G908 which John proclaimed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:24 - after John had preached before [fn]His coming a baptism G908 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 fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism G908 of John;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:3 - And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism G908.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:4 - Then Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism G908 of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:4 - Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism G908 into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:5 - one Lord, one faith, one baptism G908;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:12 - having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:21 - Corresponding to that, baptism G908 now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal [fn]of a good conscience to God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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