ΒΆΠΤΙΣΜΑ: *† βάπτισμα, -τος, τό [ (< βαπτίζω) , prop., the result of the act, τὸ βαπτίζειν, as distinct from βαπτισμός, the act itself, ] immersion, baptism; 1. . metaph., of affliction: Mk 10:38, 39, Lk 12:50.
2. . Of the religious rite of baptism; (a) . of John's baptism: Mt 3:7 21:25, Mk 11:30, Lk 7:29 20:4, Ac 1:22 10:37 18:25 19:3; β. μετανοίας, Mk 1:4, Lk 3:3, Ac 13:24 19:4; (b) . of Christian baptism; Ro 6:4, Eph 4:5, Col 2:12 (Tr., -μῷ, q.v.), I Pe 3:21 (cf. Cremer, 130; Tr., Syn. § xcix).†