GreekG3068Verb

λούω

louō

5Occurrences
G3068Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to bathe (the whole person; whereas G3538 (νίπτω) means to wet a part only, and G4150 (πλύνω) to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to bathe, wash the body: with accusative of person(s), (of a dead body); ἀπό; pass. ptcp. pf.,; mid., to wash oneself; metaphorically, Rec., R, mg.
Synonyms
νίπτω, used of parts of the body-hands, feet, face; πλύνω, of things, as garments, etc. (see ; cf. Tr., Syn., § xlv)
LXX: chiefly for רָחַץ (frequently of ceremonial washing; cf. Deiss., BS, 226 f.)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

λούω appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
2 Peter
1
Hebrews
1
John
1

Key Passages

2 Peter 2:22BSB

Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

Acts 16:33BSB

At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.

Acts 9:37BSB

At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

Hebrews 10:22BSB

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

John 13:10BSB

Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

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