Acts 19:4:6Acts.19.4.W6TAB
βάπτισμα
baptisma
“a baptism”
- Transliteration
- BA-ptis-ma
- Extended
- BAH-ptihs-mah
- IPA
- /ˈbap.tis.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- a baptism
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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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Word in context
- word
BA-ptis-ma
- sentence
EI-pen de PAU-los i-ō-AN-nēs e-BA-pti-sen BA-ptis-ma me-ta-NOI-as tôi la-ÔI LE-gōn eis ton er-KHO-me-non met au-TON HI-na pi-STEU-sō-sin tout ES-tin eis ton ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The next clause summarizes John’s activity with the aorist ebaptisen {ἐβάπτισεν | e-báp-ti-sen} ‘baptized’ and its object baptisma metanoias {βάπτισμα μετανοίας | báp-tis-ma me-ta-noí-as} ‘baptism of repentance,’ where the genitive metanoias specifies the character of the baptism.
Root and etymology
baptizōbeta–alpha–pi–tau–iota–zeta–omega
“to dip, immerse”
In context — Acts 19:4
And Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance for the people, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him—that is, in Jesus .”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 19:4, 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.19.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.4.W6.S1) and character.