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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 22 times in 22 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:7 - But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize,[fn] he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?”
“Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn’t believe John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:39 - “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
Then Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:30 - “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:29 - When they heard this, all the people—even the tax collectors—agreed that God’s way was right,[fn] for they had been baptized by John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50 - I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:4 - “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus’ resurrection.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - You know what happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee, after John began preaching his message of baptism.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:24 - Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:25 - He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit[fn] and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:3 - “Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked.
And they replied, “The baptism of John.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:4 - Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:4 - For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:12 - For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:21 - And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from[fn] a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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