βαπτισμῶν
baptismós
Immersion, submersion, or ritual washing; a process or act of cleansing by water, typically in a ceremonial or religious context. In the New Testament and Second Temple Jewish texts, refers specifically to ritual purification washings and, in Christian contexts, to the rite initiating adherents involving immersion or pouring with water. Can denote both the act itself and the resulting state of ritual purity.
Hebrews 6:2 · Word #1
Lexicon G909
| Lemma | βαπτισμός |
| Transliteration | baptismós |
| Strong's | G909 |
| Definition | Immersion, submersion, or ritual washing; a process or act of cleansing by water, typically in a ceremonial or religious context. In the New Testament and Second Temple Jewish texts, refers specifically to ritual purification washings and, in Christian contexts, to the rite initiating adherents involving immersion or pouring with water. Can denote both the act itself and the resulting state of ritual purity. |
Morphology N GEN M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βαπτισμός |
| Strong's | G909 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G909-03
of ritual immersions
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,GMP); denotes multiple instances and functions in a possessive or descriptive genitive sense. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the genitive plural form with "of" and reflects the root meaning of immersion or washing inherent in βαπτ-. "Ritual immersions" maintains the ceremonial purification sense without importing later theological terminology. |
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