βαπτισμός baptismos · G0909

baptism

βαπτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (βαπτίζω), prop., the act of which βάπτισμα is the result; 1. a dipping, washing, lustration: Mrk.7:4; of Jewish ceremonial. Heb.9:10; in Heb.6:2, βαπτισμῶν διδαχήν (-ῆς), "the pl. and the peculiar form seem to be used to include Christian baptism with other lustral rites" (Westc, in l.). ; 2. baptism: FlJ, Ant., 18, 5, 2 (of John's baptism), and some Fathers (see Soph., see word). Not so in NT, unless ἐν τ. βαπτισμῷ, in the act of baptism, Col.2:12, be read with Tr. (Rec., WH, R, -ματι).; † (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

βαπτ-ισμός, ὁ, ; dipping in water, immersion, []; 2 metaphorically, εἰς κακίας β. οἰχήσεται []; 3 lethargic sleep, Archig.and []; 4 baptism, []

Where it's used 5 times

Mark 7:4 · Mark 7:8 · Colossians 2:12 · Hebrews 6:2 · Hebrews 9:10

Source: TBESG G0909; TFLSJ G0909

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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