The New Testament Greek Lexicon  Strong's Number:  908 encodedOriginalWord Original Word Word Origin   βάπτισμα   from (907) Transliterated Word Phonetic Spelling   baptisma   bap'-tis-mah MediaPlayer Parts of Speech TDNT   Noun Neuter   1:545,92  Definition   immersion, submersion of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed 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. 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 weare not only dead to our former ways, but they are buried. To returnto them is as unthinkable for a Christian as for one to dig up a deadcorpse! In Moslem countries a new believer has little trouble withMoslems until he is publicly baptised. It is then, that the Moslems'know he means business, and then the persecution starts. See alsodiscussion of baptism under No. 907.  Translated Words   KJV (22) - baptism, 22; NAS (20) - baptism, 20;  Verse Count KJV NAS   Matthew 4 Mark 4 Luke 4 Acts 6 Romans 1 Ephesians 1 Colossians 1 1 Peter 1   Matthew 2 Mark 4 Luke 4 Acts 6 Romans 1 Ephesians 1 Colossians 1 1 Peter 1 Search This Resource   Choose a letter below to browse the alphabetical list: a b g d e z h q  i k l m n c o p  r s t u f x y w   Previous Next baptizo baptismos   Get The Fonts  Download Now!  · Windows Version  · MacIntosh Version  · Linux Version   How to Install …   Buy This Resource Thayer's $12.99  Shop All Greek Lexicons

Abbreviations Legend: TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament; Copyright Statement The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/. Bibliography Information Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Baptisma". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=908>.