ἐπερώτημα
eperōtēma
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Greek
pledge
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Eperotema denotes the pledge of a good conscience toward God in the baptism statement of 1 Peter 3:21.
Its sole attested use names the pledge connected with a good conscience toward God in the baptism statement of 1 Peter 3:21.
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Pledge linked with a good conscience · dominant
In 1 Peter 3:21, the nominative singular neuter noun occurs in the clause contrasting baptism with removal of bodily filth; the APB renders the verse's corresponding expression as "the pledge of a good conscience toward God."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 3:21, the APB presents the clause as "the pledge of a good conscience toward God,".