1 Corinthians 15:29

Ἐπεὶ τί ποιήσουσιν οἱ βαπτιζόμενοι ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν εἰ ὅλως νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται τί καὶ βαπτίζονται ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν
Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Ἐπεὶ
G1893 CONJ
epei
thereupon, i.e., since (of time or cause)
  • when, since
    • of time: after
      • "of cause: since, seeing that, because
τί
G5101 I-ASN
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
ποιήσουσιν
G4160 V-FAI-3P
poieō
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
  • to make
    • with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc.
      • "to be the authors of, the cause"to make ready, to prepare"to produce, bear, shoot forth"to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self"to make a thing out of something"to (make i.e.,) render one anything
      • to (make i.e.,) constitute or appoint one anything, to appoint or ordain one that
        • "to (make i.e.,) declare one anything
      to put one forth, to lead him out"to make one do something
      • cause one to
      to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about)
    to do
    • to act rightly, do well
      • to carry out, to execute
      to do a thing unto one
      • to do to one
      with designation of time: to pass, spend"to celebrate, keep
      • to make ready, and so at the same time to institute, the celebration of the passover
      to perform: to a promise
οἱ
G3588 T-NPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
βαπτιζόμενοι
G907 V-PPP-NPM
baptizō
to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism
  • to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)
    • "to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe"to overwhelm
ὑπὲρ
G5228 PREP
hyper
___%___over___%___, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
  • in behalf of, for the sake of
    • "over, beyond, more than"more, beyond, over
τῶν
G3588 T-GPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
νεκρῶν
G3498 A-GPM
nekros
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
  • properly
    • one that has breathed his last, lifeless
      • "deceased, departed, one whose soul is in Hades"destitute of life, without life, inanimate
    metaphorically
    • spiritually dead
      • destitute of a life that recognizes and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins
        • "inactive as respects doing right
      destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative
εἰ
G1487 CONJ
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
ὅλως
G3654 ADV
holōs
completely, i.e., altogether; (by analogy), everywhere; (negatively) not by any means
  • wholly, altogether
νεκροὶ
G3498 A-NPM
nekros
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
  • properly
    • one that has breathed his last, lifeless
      • "deceased, departed, one whose soul is in Hades"destitute of life, without life, inanimate
    metaphorically
    • spiritually dead
      • destitute of a life that recognizes and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins
        • "inactive as respects doing right
      destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative
οὐκ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἐγείρονται
G1453 V-PPI-3P
egeirō
to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)
  • to arouse, cause to rise
    • to arouse from sleep, to awake
      • "to arouse from the sleep of death, to recall the dead to life"to cause to rise from a seat or bed etc."to raise up, produce, cause to appear
      • to cause to appear, bring before the public
        • "to raise up, stir up, against one"to raise up i.e., cause to be born"of buildings, to raise up, construct, erect
τί
G5101 I-ASN
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
βαπτίζονται
G907 V-PPI-3P
baptizō
to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism
  • to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)
    • "to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe"to overwhelm
ὑπὲρ
G5228 PREP
hyper
___%___over___%___, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
  • in behalf of, for the sake of
    • "over, beyond, more than"more, beyond, over
τῶν
G3588
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
νεκρῶν
G3498
nekros
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
  • properly
    • one that has breathed his last, lifeless
      • "deceased, departed, one whose soul is in Hades"destitute of life, without life, inanimate
    metaphorically
    • spiritually dead
      • destitute of a life that recognizes and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins
        • "inactive as respects doing right
      destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative

Ἐπεὶ τί ποιήσουσιν οἱ βαπτιζόμενοι ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν εἰ ὅλως νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται τί καὶ βαπτίζονται ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν
29
Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
Cross References

Romans 6:3

ἢ ἀγνοεῖτε ὅτι ὅσοι ἐβαπτίσθημεν εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν εἰς τὸν θάνατον αὐτοῦ ἐβαπτίσθημεν
3
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

1 Corinthians 15:16

εἰ γὰρ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται οὐδὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται·
16
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

Matthew 20:22

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν Οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ μέλλω πίνειν καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὁ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Δυνάμεθα
22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

1 Corinthians 15:32

εἰ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ἐθηριομάχησα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ τί μοι τὸ ὄφελος εἰ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται Φάγωμεν καὶ πίωμεν αὔριον γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκομεν
32
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
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