Word Study · Strong's G908 · Greek
βάπτισμα
baptisma
bap'-tis-mah
Strong's 1890 spelling: báptisma
“baptism (technically or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
baptism (technically or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
baptism.
- 19occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 19 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- βάπτισμα14
- βάπτισμα,2
- βαπτίσματος2
- βάπτισμα.¶1
How it is rendered · 6
- baptism11
- a baptism3
- baptism,2
- [a] baptism1
- Baptism1
- baptism.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular12
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 12
- N-NSN · 5
- N-GSN · 2
All 19, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 3:7βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?here: baptism
- Matthew 21:25βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularWhat was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’here: baptism
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 1:4βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularJohn the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.here: [a] baptism
- Mark 10:38βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”here: baptism
- Mark 10:39βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.here: baptism
- Mark 11:30βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularJohn’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”here: baptism
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 3:3βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularHe went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,here: a baptism
- Luke 7:29βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAll the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.here: baptism
- Luke 12:50βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBut I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!here: Baptism
- Luke 20:4βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularJohn’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”here: baptism
Acts6 occurrences
- Acts 1:22βαπτίσματοςbaptismatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularbeginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”here: baptism
- Acts 10:37βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularYou yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:here: baptism
- Acts 13:24βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularBefore the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.here: a baptism
- Acts 18:25βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularHe had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.here: baptism
- Acts 19:3βάπτισμα.¶baptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singular“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.here: baptism.
- Acts 19:4βάπτισμαbaptismanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularPaul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”here: a baptism