Strong's Lexicon
baptisma: Baptism
Original Word:βάπτισμα
Part of Speech:Noun, Neuter
Transliteration:baptisma
Pronunciation:bap'-tis-mah
Phonetic Spelling:(bap'-tis-mah)
Definition:Baptism
Meaning:the rite or ceremony of baptism.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb βαπτίζω (baptizō), meaning "to dip, immerse, or submerge."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "baptisma," the concept of ritual washing can be linked to Hebrew terms such as טָבַל (tabal, Strong's H2881), meaning "to dip" or "to immerse," and מִקְוֶה (miqveh, Strong's H4723), referring to a collection of water used for purification.
Usage:In the New Testament, "baptisma" refers to the act of baptism, a ceremonial immersion in water, symbolizing purification or consecration. It is a key rite of initiation into the Christian faith, representing repentance, the washing away of sins, and the believer's identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Cultural and Historical Background:Baptism has its roots in Jewish purification rituals, which involved washing with water for ceremonial cleanliness. John the Baptist's ministry introduced a baptism of repentance, preparing the way for Jesus. In the early Christian church, baptism became a central sacrament, signifying entry into the community of believers and the new covenant in Christ. It was typically performed in natural bodies of water or specially designated baptismal pools.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 908báptisma –baptism (note the -ma suffix, emphasizing it is aresult, i.e. of sincere repentance.)908 (báptisma) indicatessubmerging (dipping,immersion).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
baptizóDefinition(the result of) a dipping or sinking
NASB Translationbaptism (20).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 908: βάπτισμαβάπτισμα,
βαπτίσματος,
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 20:22fRec.;Mark 10:38;Luke 12:50 (seeβαπτίζω, 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; ();βάπτισμαμετανοίας, 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 inBB. DD., McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia,Schaff-Herzog):Ephesians 4:5;Colossians 2:12 (L marginal readingTrβαπτισμῷ which see);1 Peter 3:21;εἰςτόνθάνατονRomans 6:4 (seeβαπτίζω, II.
b. aa. at the end). (Trench, § xcix.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
baptism.Frombaptizo; baptism (technically or figuratively) -- baptism.
see GREEKbaptizo
Forms and Transliterations
βαπτισμα βάπτισμα βαπτισματι βαπτίσματι βαπτισματος βαπτίσματος βαπτισμῷ baptisma báptisma baptismatos baptísmatos baptismo baptismō baptismôi baptismō̂iLinks
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