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Lexicon :: Strong's G3068 - louō

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λούω
Transliteration
louō (Key)
Pronunciation
loo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A root verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:295,538

Trench's Synonyms: xlv. πλύνω, νίπτω, λούω.

Strong’s Definitions

λούω loúō, loo'-o; a primary verb; to bathe (the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only, and G4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively):—wash.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3068 in the following manner: wash (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3068 in the following manner: wash (6x).

  1. to bathe, wash

    1. of a dead person

    2. washing to cleanse blood out of wounds

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λούω loúō, loo'-o; a primary verb; to bathe (the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only, and G4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively):—wash.
STRONGS G3068:
λούω: 1 aorist ἔλουσά; perfect passive participle λελουμένος and (in Hebrews 10:23 T WH) λελουσμενος, a later Greek form (cf. Lobeck on Sophocles Aj., p. 324; Stephanus Thesaurus 5:397 c.; cf. Kühner, § 343, under the word; (Veitch, under the word, who cites Song of Solomon 5:12, Vat.)); 1 aorist middle participle λουσαμενος; from Homer down; the Sept. for רָחַץ; to bathe, wash: properly, τινα, a dead person, Acts 9:37; τινα ἀπό τῶν πληγῶν, by washing to cleanse from the blood of the wounds, Acts 16:33 (Winers Grammar, 372 (348), cf. § 30, 6 a.; Buttmann, 322 (277)); ὁ λελουμένος, absolutely, he that has bathed, John 13:10 (on the meaning of the passage see καθαρός, a. (and cf. Synonyms below)); λελουσμένοι τό σῶμα, with the dative of instrumentality, ὕδατι, Hebrews 10:22 (23); middle to wash oneself (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 38, 2 a.): 2 Peter 2:22; tropically, Christ is described as ὁ λουσας ἡμᾶς ἀπό τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν, i. e. who by suffering the bloody death of a vicarious sacrifice cleansed us from the guilt of our sins, Revelation 1:5 R G (others, λύσας (which see 2 at the end). Compare: ἀπολούω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Song of Songs
5:12
John
13:10
Acts
9:37; 16:33
Hebrews
10:22; 10:23
2 Peter
2:22
Revelation
1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3068 matches the Greek λούω (louō),
which occurs 44 times in 44 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:5 - Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:4 - Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:12 - “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:6 - Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:40 - Anyone who eats some of its carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:8 - “The person to be cleansed must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair and bathe with water; then they will be ceremonially clean. After this they may come into the camp, but they must stay outside their tent for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:9 - On the seventh day they must shave off all their hair; they must shave their head, their beard, their eyebrows and the rest of their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe themselves with water, and they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:5 - Anyone who touches his bed must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:6 - Whoever sits on anything that the man with a discharge sat on must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - “ ‘Whoever touches the man who has a discharge must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:8 - “ ‘If the man with the discharge spits on anyone who is clean, they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:10 - and whoever touches any of the things that were under him will be unclean till evening; whoever picks up those things must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:11 - “ ‘Anyone the man with a discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:13 - “ ‘When a man is cleansed from his discharge, he is to count off seven days for his ceremonial cleansing; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself with fresh water, and he will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:16 - “ ‘When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:18 - When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:21 - Anyone who touches her bed will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:22 - Anyone who touches anything she sits on will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:27 - Anyone who touches them will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:24 - He shall bathe himself with water in the sanctuary area and put on his regular garments. Then he shall come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and the burnt offering for the people, to make atonement for himself and for the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:26 - “The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:28 - The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:15 - “ ‘Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:16 - But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:6 - The one who touches any such thing will be unclean till evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:7 - After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water. He may then come into the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:8 - The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:19 - The man who is clean is to sprinkle those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them. Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:11 - But as evening approaches he is to wash himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:3 - Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:2 - One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:20 - Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:19 - Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?’ Then say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria (where the prostitutes bathed),[fn] and the dogs licked up his blood, as the word of the LORD had declared.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:10 - Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:12 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:13 - Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:6 - I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:12 - His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:4 - On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:9 - “ ‘I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40 - “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away, and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup and put on your jewelry.
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