noun · neuter
baptismem
Strong’sG908
the rite or ceremony of baptism
stem baptism-19 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Baptism, the religious rite or ceremony of baptism 423, whether the baptism performed by John or the baptism practiced among Christians 1.
The word is also used metaphorically, of suffering or affliction undergone as a kind of ordeal 1; Strong's likewise notes that the term can be used figuratively as well as in its literal, technical sense 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
*† βάπτισμα, -τος, τό
(< βαπτίζω), prop., the result of the act, τὸ βαπτίζειν, as distinct from βαπτισμός, the act itself,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G908 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbap'-tis-mah
baptism (technically or figuratively)
Fromfrom G907;
King Jamesbaptism.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
baptism, NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | baptismem5×βάπτισμα | baptismeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | baptismeu2×βαπτίσματος | baptismeiu |
| to, for dative | baptisme | baptismei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
baptisme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
19 occurrences, every one of them listed
baptismem“baptism”subject or objectdirect singular5×
Matthew 21:25tem baptismem tem Iōannou pothen ate? ek ouranou …What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from …
Mark 11:30tem baptismem tem Iōannou ek ouranou ate ē …John’s baptism — was it from heaven or from …
Luke 20:4Tem baptismem Iōannou ek ouranou ate ē ek …John’s baptism — was it from heaven, or from …
Ephesians 4:5henos kurios, henas pistias, henem baptismem;one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
1 Peter 3:21hem kai vin antitupem nun sōzatō baptismem, ouk sarkau apothesias rupou alla suneidēsiau …And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also — not …
baptismeu“baptism”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 1:22archerantos apo teu baptismeu Iōannou heōs tau hēmerau hau analabita …beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken …
Romans 6:4sunthaptina oun auto dia teu baptismeu eis ton thanaton, hina hōsper egerita …… were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just …
baptismem12×
Matthew 3:7… Farisaioiu kai Saddoukaioiu erchorōntoin epi tem baptismem autou legata autoi; Gennēmeim echidnaiu, tinos …… Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood …
Mark 1:4… tos baptizarōntos en ta erēma kērussarōntos baptismem metanoiau eis afesian hamartaiu.… appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of …
Mark 10:38… potēriem hem mis pinamō, ē tem baptismem hem mis baptizomō baptizira?… drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
Mark 10:39… hem mis pinamō pinevi kai tem baptismem hem mis baptizomō baptizivi,… you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
Luke 3:3… eis pantan perichōran tou Iordanou kērussarōntos baptismem metanoiau eis afesian hamartaiu,… region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of …
Luke 7:29… telōnois dikaiala ton theon, baptizirantois tem baptismem Iōannou;… justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
Luke 12:50baptismem de echamō baptizira, kai pōs sunechomō …But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I …
Acts 10:37… archerantos apo tau Galilaiau meta tem baptismem hem kērussata Iōannos,… Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
Acts 13:24… Iōannou pro prosōpeu tau eisodau autou baptismem metanoiau panto to lao Israēl.… arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people …
Acts 18:25… peri tou Iēsu, epistorōntos monem tem baptismem Iōannou.… Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
Acts 19:3… tois de legala; Eis tem Iōannou baptismem.… were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
Acts 19:4legata de Paulos; Iōannos baptizata baptismem metanoiau, to lao legarōntos eis ton …Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people …