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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 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10 - Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet,[fn] to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:37 - About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:33 - Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.”[fn] And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”
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