- βαπτισμός
- βαπτισμός, οῦ, ὁ (s. βαπτίζω; Antyllus the physician [II A.D.] in Oribasius 10, 3, 9, ‘act of immersion or dipping’)① water-rite for purpose of purification, washing, cleansing, of dishes Mk 7:4, 8 v.l. Of other ritual washings (Jos., Ant. 18, 117 of John’s baptism) Hb 9:10.—ESanders, Jewish Law fr. Jesus to the Mishnah ’90, 258–71 ( purification).② water-rite for purpose of renewing or establishing a relationship w. God, plunging experience, baptism burial with Christ in baptism Col 2:12. βαπτισμῶν διδαχή Hb 6:2 (a ref. to various water-rites, including prob. John’s baptism and Christian baptism).—M-M. TW.
Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία. 2015.