Acts 19:3:13Acts.19.3.W13TAB
βάπτισμα
baptisma
“baptism”
- Transliteration
- BAP-tis-ma
- Extended
- BAHP-tihs-mah
- IPA
- /ˈbap.tis.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- baptism
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAP-tis-ma
- sentence
ei-PEN te eis TI oun e-bap-TI-sthê-te hoi de ei-pan eis ton i-ô-AN-nou BAP-tis-ma
Exegesis
The answer reuses eis {Εἰς | Eis} to maintain parallelism and employs the genitive Iōannou {Ἰωάννου | Iō-án-nou} to specify whose baptism, with baptisma {βάπτισμα | báp-tis-ma} as the head noun. This repetition underscores the alignment created by the preposition and preserves the technical term in both question and answer.
Root and etymology
baptizōbeta–alpha–pi–tau–iota–zeta–omega
“to dip, immerse”
In context — Acts 19:3
And he said to them, “What, then, were you baptized into?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism .”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 19:3, so the Greek word βάπτισμα (baptisma) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.19.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.3.W13.S1) and character.