Luke 20:4:2Luke.20.4.W2TAB
βάπτισμα
baptisma
“baptism”
- Transliteration
- BAP-ti-sma
- Extended
- BAHP-tih-smah
- 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-ti-sma
- sentence
to BAP-ti-sma i-ō-AN-nou eks ou-ra-NOU ÊN Ê eks an-THRÔ-pōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the articular noun phrase to baptisma Ioannou {Τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου | Tò báp-tis-ma Iō-án-nou} functioning as the grammatical subject, with the genitive Ioannou specifying whose baptism is in view.
Root and etymology
baptizōbeta–alpha–pi–tau–iota–zeta–omega
“to immerse, submerge”
In context — Luke 20:4
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men ?
About this coordinate
Luke 20:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Luke 20:4, 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 Luke.20.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.4.W2.S1) and character.