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βάπτισμα

Transliteration baptisma		Pronunciation bä'p-tē-smä (Key)
Part of Speech neuter noun		Root Word (Etymology) From βαπτίζω (G907)
TDNT Reference 1:545,92	Vines View Entry

1) immersion, submersion

a) of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed

b) of John's baptism, that purification rite by which men on confessing their sins were bound to 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. This was valid Christian baptism, as this was the only baptism the apostles received and it is not recorded anywhere that they were ever rebaptised after Pentecost.

c) of Christian baptism; a rite of immersion in water as commanded by Christ, by which one after confessing his sins and professing his faith in Christ, having been born again by the Holy Spirit unto a new life, identifies publicly with the fellowship of Christ and the church.

In Rom 6:3, Paul states we are "baptised unto death" meaning that we are not only dead to our former ways, but they are buried. To return to them is as unthinkable for a Christian as for one to dig up a dead corpse! See also discussion of baptism under the previous Strong's number (907).

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Strong's Number G908 matches the Greek βάπτισμα (baptisma), which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in Mat of the Greek concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Mat 3:7 - Mat 21:25)
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Mat 3:7	But ¹¹⁶¹ when he saw ¹⁴⁹² many ⁴¹⁸³ of the Pharisees ⁵³³⁰ and ²⁵³² Sadducees ⁴⁵²³ come ²⁰⁶⁴ to ¹⁹⁰⁹ his ⁸⁴⁶ baptism⁹⁰⁸, he said ²⁰³⁶ unto them ⁸⁴⁶, O generation ¹⁰⁸¹ of vipers ²¹⁹¹, who ⁵¹⁰¹ hath warned ⁵²⁶³ you ⁵²¹³ to flee ⁵³⁴³ from ⁵⁷⁵ the wrath ³⁷⁰⁹ to come ³¹⁹⁵ ?
Mat 20:22	But ¹¹⁶¹ Jesus ²⁴²⁴ answered ⁶¹¹ and said ²⁰³⁶ , Ye know ¹⁴⁹² not ³⁷⁵⁶ what ⁵¹⁰¹ ye ask ¹⁵⁴ . Are ye able ¹⁴¹⁰ to drink ⁴⁰⁹⁵ of the cup ⁴²²¹ that ³⁷³⁹ I ¹⁴⁷³ shall ³¹⁹⁵ drink of ⁴⁰⁹⁵ , and ²⁵³² to be baptized ⁹⁰⁷ with the baptism⁹⁰⁸ that ³⁷³⁹ I ¹⁴⁷³ am baptized with ⁹⁰⁷ ? They say ³⁰⁰⁴ unto him ⁸⁴⁶, We are able ¹⁴¹⁰ .
Mat 20:23	And ²⁵³² he saith ³⁰⁰⁴ unto them ⁸⁴⁶, Ye shall drink ⁴⁰⁹⁵ indeed ³³⁰³ of my ³⁴⁵⁰ cup ⁴²²¹, and ²⁵³² be baptized ⁹⁰⁷ with the baptism⁹⁰⁸ that ³⁷³⁹ I ¹⁴⁷³ am baptized with ⁹⁰⁷ : but ¹¹⁶¹ to sit ²⁵²³ on ¹⁵³⁷ my ³⁴⁵⁰ right hand ¹¹⁸⁸, and ²⁵³² on ¹⁵³⁷ my ³⁴⁵⁰ left ²¹⁷⁶, is ²⁰⁷⁶ not ³⁷⁵⁶ mine ¹⁶⁹⁹ to give ¹³²⁵ , but ²³⁵ [it shall be given to them] for whom ³⁷³⁹ it is prepared ²⁰⁹⁰ of ⁵²⁵⁹ my ³⁴⁵⁰ Father ³⁹⁶².
Mat 21:25	The baptism⁹⁰⁸ of John ²⁴⁹¹, whence ⁴¹⁵⁹ was it ²²⁵⁸ ? from ¹⁵³⁷ heaven ³⁷⁷², or ²²²⁸ of ¹⁵³⁷ men ⁴⁴⁴? And ¹¹⁶¹ they reasoned ¹²⁶⁰ with ³⁸⁴⁴ themselves ¹⁴³⁸, saying ³⁰⁰⁴ , If ¹⁴³⁷ we shall say ²⁰³⁶ , From ¹⁵³⁷ heaven ³⁷⁷²; he will say ²⁰⁴⁶ unto us ²²⁵⁴, Why ¹³⁰² did ye ⁴¹⁰⁰ ⁰ not ³⁷⁵⁶ then ³⁷⁶⁷ believe ⁴¹⁰⁰ him ⁸⁴⁶?

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