Acts 2:38:7Acts.2.38.W7TAB
βαπτισθήτω
baptisthaytō
“let be baptized”
- Transliteration
- bap-tis-THAY-tō
- Extended
- bahp-tihs-THAY-toh
- IPA
- /bap.tisˈtʰɛː.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let be baptized
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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 | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
bap-tis-THAY-tō
- sentence
PE-tros de pros au-TOUS me-ta-no-EE-sa-te KAI bap-tis-THAY-tō HE-kas-tos hy-MON e-PI tō o-NO-ma-ti ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO eis A-phe-sin tōn ha-mar-ti-ŌN hy-MON KAI LÊM-pse-sthe tēn dō-re-AN tou ha-GI-ou PNEU-ma-tos
Exegesis
The text issues two imperatives, metanoēsate {Μετανοήσατε | Me-ta-no-ḗ-sa-te} “repent” (second person plural) and baptisthētō {βαπτισθήτω | bap-tis-thḗ-tō} “let be baptized” (third person singular passive), coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí}.
In context — Acts 2:38
But Peter told them, “Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be pardoned, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 2:38, so the Greek word βαπτισθήτω (baptisthaytō) 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.2.38.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.38.W7.S1) and character.