Gloss
baptism, ceremonial washing
Forms of the word
Dictionary
βαπτισμός, οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration
baptismos
Simplified transliteration
baptismos
Numbers
Strong's number
909
GK Number
968
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Definition
pr. an act of dipping or immersion: a baptism, Col. 2:12; Heb. 6:2; an ablution, Mk. 7:4; Heb. 9:10*
Greek-English Concordance for βαπτισμός
| Mark 7:4 | They do not eat anything from the marketplace unless it is purified by washing. And there are many other customs that they have received as tradition to keep, like the washing (baptismous | βαπτισμούς | acc pl masc) of cups, pots, and copper bowls, and dining couches.) |
| Colossians 2:12 | Having been buried with him in baptism (baptismō | βαπτισμῷ | dat sg masc), you have also been raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. |
| Hebrews 6:2 | instruction about cleansing rites (baptismōn | βαπτισμῶν | gen pl masc) and laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. |
| Hebrews 9:10 | but deal only with food and drink and various ceremonial washings (baptismois | βαπτισμοῖς | dat pl masc), regulations for the body imposed until the time of correction. |
