Luke 12:50

βάπτισμα δὲ ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι καὶ πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως οὖ τελεσθῇ
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
βάπτισμα
G908 N-ASN
baptisma
baptism (technically or figuratively)
  • immersion, submersion
    • of calamities and afflictions with which one is quite overwhelmed
      • "of John's baptism, that purification rite by which men on confessing their sins were bound to spiritual reformation"of Christian baptism (a rite of immersion in water as commanded by Christ, by which one after confessing his sins and professing his faith in Christ, having been born again by the Holy Spirit unto a new life, identifies publicly with the fellowship of Christ and the church)
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
ἔχω
G2192 V-PAI-1S
echō
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
  • to have, i.e., to hold
    • to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
    to have i.e., own, possess
    • external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
      • "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
    to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
    • to be closely joined to a person or a thing
βαπτισθῆναι
G907 V-APN
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
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
πῶς
G4459 ADV
pōs
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
  • how, in what way
συνέχομαι
G4912 V-PPI-1S
synechō
to hold together, i.e., to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy
  • to hold together
    • any whole, lest it fall to pieces or something fall away from it
    to hold together with constraint, to compress
    • to hold one's ears, to shut the heavens that it may not rain
      • "to press on every side
      • of a besieged city
        • "of a strait, that forces a ship into a narrow channel"of a cattle squeeze, that pushing in on each side, forcing the beast into a position where it cannot move so the farmer can administer medication
    to hold completely
    • to hold fast
      • of a prisoner
      metaphorically
      • to be held by, closely occupied with any business
        • "in teaching the word"to constrain, oppress, of ills laying hold of one and distressing him"to be held with, afflicted with, suffering from"to urge, impel
        • of the soul
ἕως
G2193 PREP
heōs
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
  • till, until
οὖ
G3739
hos
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
  • who, which, what, that
τελεσθῇ
G5055 V-APS-3S
teleō
to end, i.e., complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt)
  • to bring to a close, to finish, to end
    • passed, finished
    to perform, execute, complete, fulfil, (so that the thing done corresponds to what has been said, the order, command etc.)
    • with special reference to the subject matter, to carry out the contents of a command
      • "with reference also to the form, to do just as commanded, and generally involving the notion of time, to perform the last act which completes a process, to accomplish, fulfil
    to pay
    • of tribute

βάπτισμα δὲ ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι καὶ πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως οὖ τελεσθῇ
50
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
Cross References

John 12:27

Νῦν ἡ ψυχή μου τετάρακται καὶ τί εἴπω Πάτερ σῶσόν με ἐκ τῆς ὥρας ταύτης ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο ἦλθον εἰς τὴν ὥραν ταύτην
27
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for cause this came I unto this hour.

John 19:30

ὅτε οὖν ἔλαβεν τὸ ὄξος ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν Τετέλεσται καὶ κλίνας τὴν κεφαλὴν παρέδωκεν τὸ πνεῦμα
30
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

John 4:34

λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐμὸν βρῶμά ἐστιν ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με καὶ τελειώσω αὐτοῦ τὸ ἔργον
34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

Mark 10:32

Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἀναβαίνοντες εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα καὶ ἦν προάγων αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἐθαμβοῦντο καὶ ἀκολουθοῦντες ἐφοβοῦντο καὶ παραλαβὼν πάλιν τοὺς δώδεκα ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς λέγειν τὰ μέλλοντα αὐτῷ συμβαίνειν
32
And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,

John 7:6

λέγει οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ὁ καιρὸς ὁ ἐμὸς οὔπω πάρεστιν ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὁ ὑμέτερος πάντοτέ ἐστιν ἕτοιμος
6
Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

Matthew 20:17

Καὶ ἀναβαίνων ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα παρέλαβεν τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητὰς κατ' ἰδίαν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς
17
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

Psalms 40:8

לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת-רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתוֹרָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי׃
8
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

Acts 20:22

καὶ νῦν ἰδού ἐγὼ δεδεμένος τῷ πνεύματι πορεύομαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ συναντήσοντά μοι μὴ εἰδώς
22
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

John 18:11

εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ Πέτρῳ Βάλε τὴν μάχαιραν σου εἰς τὴν θήκην· τὸ ποτήριον ὃ δέδωκέν μοι ὁ πατὴρ οὐ μὴ πίω αὐτό
11
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

John 10:39

Ἐζήτουν οὖν πάλιν αὐτὸν πιάσαι καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν
39
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

John 7:10

Ὡς δὲ ἀνέβησαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ τότε καὶ αὐτὸς ἀνέβη εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν οὐ φανερῶς ἀλλ' ὡς ἐν κρυπτῷ
10
But when his brethren were gone up, then went up he also unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
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