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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 - videns autem multos Pharisaeorum et Sadducaeorum venientes ad baptismum suum dixit eis progenies viperarum quis demonstravit vobis fugere a futura ira

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - respondens autem Iesus dixit nescitis quid petatis potestis bibere calicem quem ego bibiturus sum dicunt ei possumus

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - ait illis calicem quidem meum bibetis sedere autem ad dexteram meam et sinistram non est meum dare vobis sed quibus paratum est a Patre meo

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - baptismum Iohannis unde erat e caelo an ex hominibus at illi cogitabant inter se dicentes si dixerimus e caelo dicet nobis quare ergo non credidistis illi

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - fuit Iohannes in deserto baptizans et praedicans baptismum paenitentiae in remissionem peccatorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:38 - Iesus autem ait eis nescitis quid petatis potestis bibere calicem quem ego bibo aut baptismum quo ego baptizor baptizari

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:39 - at illi dixerunt ei possumus Iesus autem ait eis calicem quidem quem ego bibo bibetis et baptismum quo ego baptizor baptizabimini

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:30 - baptismum Iohannis de caelo erat an ex hominibus respondete mihi

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - et venit in omnem regionem Iordanis praedicans baptismum paenitentiae in remissionem peccatorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:29 - et omnis populus audiens et publicani iustificaverunt Deum baptizati baptismo Iohannis

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50 - baptisma autem habeo baptizari et quomodo coartor usque dum perficiatur

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:4 - baptismum Iohannis de caelo erat an ex hominibus

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:22 - incipiens a baptismate Iohannis usque in diem qua adsumptus est a nobis testem resurrectionis eius nobiscum fieri unum ex istis

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - vos scitis quod factum est verbum per universam Iudaeam incipiens enim a Galilaea post baptismum quod praedicavit Iohannes

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:24 - praedicante Iohanne ante faciem adventus eius baptismum paenitentiae omni populo Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:25 - hic erat edoctus viam Domini et fervens spiritu loquebatur et docebat diligenter ea quae sunt Iesu sciens tantum baptisma Iohannis

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:3 - ille vero ait in quo ergo baptizati estis qui dixerunt in Iohannis baptismate

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:4 - dixit autem Paulus Iohannes baptizavit baptisma paenitentiae populum dicens in eum qui venturus esset post ipsum ut crederent hoc est in Iesum

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:4 - consepulti enim sumus cum illo per baptismum in mortem ut quomodo surrexit Christus a mortuis per gloriam Patris ita et nos in novitate vitae ambulemus

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:5 - unus Dominus una fides unum baptisma

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:12 - consepulti ei in baptismo in quo et resurrexistis per fidem operationis Dei qui suscitavit illum a mortuis

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:21 - quod et vos nunc similis formae salvos facit baptisma non carnis depositio sordium sed conscientiae bonae interrogatio in Deum per resurrectionem Iesu Christi
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