Strong's Lexicon
G909 — βαπτισμός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G909 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βαπτισμός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G907 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | baptismos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bap-tis-mos' |
| Meaning: | 1. ceremonial washing as a ritual |
| KJV Renderings: | baptism, washing |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βαπτισμός, βαπτισμου, ὁ (βαπτίζω), a washing, purification effected by means of water: Mar 7:4; Mar 7:8 (R G L Tr in brackets) (ξεστῶν καί ποτηρίων); of the washings prescribed by the Mosaic law, Heb 9:10. βαπτισμῶν διδαχῆς equivalent to διδαχῆς περί βαπτισμῶν, Heb 6:2 (where L text, WH text, βαπτισμῶν διδαχῆς), which seems to mean an exposition of the difference between the washings prescribed by the Mosaic law and Christian baptism. (Among secular writings Josephus alone, Antiquities 18, 5, 2, uses the word, and of John’s baptism; (respecting its interchange with βάπτισμα cf. examples in Sophocles Lexicon, under the word 2 and Lightfoot on Col 2:12, where L marginal reading Tr read βαπτισμός; cf. Trench, § xcix.).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βαπτισμός (baptism)
Mark 7:4
- KJV: And from the market except they wash they eat not And many other things there be which they have received to hold the washing of cups and pots brasen vessels and of tables
- GK: και από αγοράς εάν μη βαπτίσωνται ουκ εσθίουσι και άλλα πολλά εστιν α παρέλαβον κρατείν βαπτισμούς ποτηρίων και ξεστών και χαλκίων και κλινών
Mark 7:8
- KJV: For laying aside the commandment of God ye hold the tradition of men the washing of pots and cups and many other such like things ye do
- GK: αφέντες γαρ την εντολήν του θεού κρατείτε την παράδοσιν των ανθρώπων βαπτισμούς ξεστών και ποτηρίων και άλλα παρόμοια τοιαύτα πολλά ποιείτε
Hebrews 6:2
- KJV: Of the doctrine of baptisms and of laying on of hands and of resurrection of the dead and of eternal judgment
- GK: βαπτισμών διδαχής επιθέσεως τε χειρών αναστάσεως τε νεκρών και κρίματος αιωνίου
Hebrews 9:10
- KJV: only in meats and drinks and divers washings and carnal ordinances imposed until the time of reformation
- GK: μόνον επί βρώμασι και πόμασι και διαφόροις βαπτισμοίς και δικαιώμασι σαρκός μέχρι καιρού διορθώσεως επικείμενα
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