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βάπτισμα

Transliteration: baptisma · noun

19x in NTFirst: Matt 3:7
Meaningthe rite or ceremony of baptism
Part of speechnoun
Frequency19x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsβάπτισμα, βαπτίσματος
Example versesMatt 3:7 · Matt 21:25 · Mark 1:4 · Mark 10:38 · Mark 10:39
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What kind of word is βάπτισμα?

βάπτισμα (baptisma) is a noun that occurs 19 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “the rite or ceremony of baptism” and first appears in Matt 3:7.

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