baptisma · immersion

What it means

baptisma (βάπτισμα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “immersion”.

The act of plunging into water. It is usually translated "baptism".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Putting someone into water as a sign; what is called baptism.
2. The suffering Jesus was to go through.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×4
• Luke×4
• Acts×6
• Romans×1
• Ephesians×1
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 3:7

  But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

• Matthew 21:25

  The immersion of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?” And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

• Mark 1:4

  John the Immerser appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming an immersion of change of mind for the forgiveness of sins.

• Mark 10:38

  But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink, or be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed?”

• Mark 10:39

  And they said to him, “We can.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the immersion with which I am immersed you will be immersed;

• Mark 11:30

  The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from people? Answer me.”

• Luke 3:3

  And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of change of mind for the forgiveness of sins,

• Luke 7:29

  And all the people when they heard, and the tax collectors, declared God righteous, having been immersed with the immersion of John;

• Luke 12:50

  But I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

• Luke 20:4

  The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?”

• Acts 1:22

  beginning from the immersion of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, that one of these become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

• Acts 10:37

  you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John proclaimed:

• Acts 13:24

  after John had proclaimed beforehand, before his coming, an immersion of change of mind to all the people of Israel.

• Acts 18:25

  He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, though knowing only the immersion of John.

• Acts 19:3

  And he said, “Into what then were you immersed?” And they said, “Into John’s immersion.”

• Acts 19:4

  And Paul said, “John immersed with an immersion of change of mind, telling the people that they should believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

• Romans 6:4

  So we were buried with him through the immersion into death, so that, just as the Messiah was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

• Ephesians 4:5

  one Lord, one faith, one immersion;

• 1 Peter 3:21

  which also now saves you, as a corresponding figure: immersion, not the removal of dirt from the flesh but the request of a good conscience to God, through the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah,