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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)); 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 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.)
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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 6 times in 6 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10 - Jesus saith to him, He that is washed G3068 needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:37 - And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, G3068 they laid her in an upper chamber.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:33 - And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed G3068 their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed G3068 with pure water.
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed G3068 to her wallowing in the mire.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed G3068 us from our sins in his own blood,
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