λούω louō · G3068
to wash
λούω ; [in LXX chiefly for רָחַץ (frequently of ceremonial washing; cf. Deiss., BS, 226 f.) ; ] ; to bathe, wash the body: with accusative of person(s), Act.9:37 (of a dead body); id. before ἀπό (Deiss., BS, l.with), Act.16:33; pass. ptcp. pf., Jhn.13:10, Heb.10:22; mid., to wash oneself (Mayor, in l; M. Pr., 155 f., 238 f.), 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, Rev.1:5, Rec., R, mg. (cf. ἀπο-λούω).†; SYN.: νίπτω, used of parts of the body-hands, feet, face; πλύνω, of things, as garments, etc. (see Lev.15:11; cf. Tr., Syn., § xlv) (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
λούω, ; contraction from λοέω, from which come imperfect λόεον []: aorist infinitive λοέσσαι []; participle λοέσσας []: future middle λοέσσομαι []aorist λοέσσατο[]: also Epic dialect imperfect ἐλούεον []; infinitive λούειν []: future λούσω []; Doric dialect λουσῶ []: aorist ἔλουσα [] (Epic dialect λοῦσα []:—middle λούονται []; infinitive λούεσθαι []; participle λουόμενοι []: future λούσομαι []aorist ἐλουσάμην[]; Epic dialect λούσαντο []; Doric dialect participle λωσάμενος []: —passive, aorist …
Where it's used 5 times
John 13:10 · Acts 9:37 · Acts 16:33 · Hebrews 10:22 · 2 Peter 2:22
Source: TBESG G3068; TFLSJ G3068
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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