Original: βαπτισμός

Transliteration: baptismós

Phonetic: bap-tis-mos'

Short Definition: Baptism

- Original: βαπτισμός

- Transliteration: Baptismos

- Phonetic: bap-tis-mos'

- Definition:

1. a washing, purification effected by means of water

a. of washing prescribed by the Mosaic law (Heb 9:10)

2. which seems to mean an exposition of the difference between the washings prescribed by the Mosaic law and Christian baptism

- Origin: from G907

- TDNT entry: 10:05,9

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From G907; ablution (ceremonially or Christian): - baptism washing.

Cognate: G907, G908, G910, G911