GreekG0628Verb
ἀπολούω
apolouō
“to wash off”
2Occurrences
G0628Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to wash fully, i.e. (figuratively) have remitted (reflexively)
from G575 (ἀπό) and G3068 (λούω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to wash off, wash away; mid., metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), to wash off oneself: ἀμαρτίας; absol., ἀπελούσασθε, ye washed yourselves clean.
LXX: (רָחַץ)*
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Grammar & Morphology
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἀπολούω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Corinthians
1
Acts
1
Key Passages
1 Corinthians 6:11BSB
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Acts 22:16BSB
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
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