Matthew 21:25:2Matt.21.25.W2TAB
βάπτισμα
baptisma
“baptism of”
- Transliteration
- BAP-tis-ma
- Extended
- BAHP-tis-mah
- IPA
- /ˈbap.tis.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- baptism of
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
BAP-tis-ma
- sentence
TO BAP-tis-ma TO i-ô-AN-noo PO-then ÊN
Exegesis
The verse begins with a fronted interrogative of baptisma {βάπτισμα | báp-tis-ma} ‘baptism’ modified by the adverb pothen {πόθεν | pó-then} ‘from where’ and the imperfect ēn {ἦν | ēn} ‘was,’ foregrounding the source question.
Root and etymology
baptizōbap-ti-zō
“to immerse”
In context — Matthew 21:25
The baptism of John—where did it originate, from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Matthew 21:25, 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 Matt.21.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.25.W2.S1) and character.