Báptisma — G908

G908 · Greek — βάπτισμα

Pronunciation: bap'-tis-mah

Definition

neuter noun

baptism (technically or figuratively)

  1. used tropically of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed
  2. of John's baptism, that purificatory rite by which men on confessing their sins were bound to a spiritual reformation, obtained the pardon of their past sins and became qualified for the benefits of the Messiah's kingdom soon to be set up
  3. of Christian baptism
    1. aa. at the end)

Usually translated as

baptism

Origin

from G907

Occurrences

Báptisma occurs 22 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (4), Mark (4), Luke (4), Acts (6), Romans (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1), 1 Peter (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B