Look at Matt 28:18-20, where the baptismal formula is EIS TO ONOMA, not EN
TWi ONOMATI. I understand that to mean into the Lordship or ownership of
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
In short, it is not a formula to be said in baptism. It also accounts for
the fact that elsewhere in the NT, baptism is related to the Lord, or Jesus.
And look at the first petition of the Lord's prayer. Here too ONOMA does
not really mean a name; it stands for the one behind the name.
Peace.
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