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Cindy Hanssen's avatar

This is so interesting. It is taking a bit of time to wrap my brain around. I have been taught that baptize is a Greek word meaning to Dye, as to permeate a material with a new color, as when material is 'dunked' in a dye vat. Is this a valid translation of baptize?

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David Obeda's avatar

I find it incredible how even though the words and language changes, the ideas always carry through the ages. One example is wind or spirit, nowadays a metaphor for killing someone is "taking their wind" so even though languages and words change, ideascarry through. Same with "stakes" possibly meaning investments in greek, and the idea still carries today in English

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