So many things in the New Testament are entertaining. The translators work to hide the fun nature of Jesus’ way of talking. The words translated as “baptism” and “baptize” are good examples. Translators use English versions of untranslated Greek words because the common meaning of these words is funny. The verb means “to dunk,” and “to dip.” The noun means a “dunking” or a “dipping.” Jesus uses these words both in ordinary and funny ways, as we will see.
"Baptism" means "Dunked" Part 1
"Baptism" means "Dunked" Part 1
"Baptism" means "Dunked" Part 1
So many things in the New Testament are entertaining. The translators work to hide the fun nature of Jesus’ way of talking. The words translated as “baptism” and “baptize” are good examples. Translators use English versions of untranslated Greek words because the common meaning of these words is funny. The verb means “to dunk,” and “to dip.” The noun means a “dunking” or a “dipping.” Jesus uses these words both in ordinary and funny ways, as we will see.