Word Study · Strong's G909 · Greek
βαπτισμός
baptismos
bap-tis-mos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: baptismós
“ablution (ceremonial or Christian)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
ablution (ceremonial or Christian)
Rendered in the KJV as
baptism, washing.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- βαπτισμοῖς,1
- βαπτισμοὺς1
- βαπτισμῷ1
- βαπτισμῶν1
How it is rendered · 4
- about baptisms1
- baptism1
- washings1
- washings,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
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- N-APM · 1
- N-DPM · 1
- N-DSM · 1
- N-GPM · 1
All 4, in canonical order
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Where this word lives
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Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 6:2βαπτισμῶνbaptismōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralinstruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.here: about baptisms
- Hebrews 9:10βαπτισμοῖς,baptismoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralThey consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.here: washings,