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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 BoxJhn 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:10 - Jesus G2424 *said G3004 to him, “He who has bathed G3068 needs G5532 only G3756 G1487 G3361 to wash G3538 his feet, G4228 but is completely G3650 clean; G2513 and you are clean, G2513 but not all G3956 of you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:37 - And it happened G1096 [fn]at that time G2250 that she fell G770 sick G770 and died; G599 and when they had washed G3068 her body, they laid G5087 it in an upper G5253 room. G5253

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:33 - And he took G3880 them that very hour G5610 of the night G3571 and washed G3068 their wounds, G4127 and immediately G3916 he was baptized, G907 he and all G537 his household.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - let us draw G4334 near G4334 with a [fn]sincere G228 heart G2588 in full G4136 assurance G4136 of faith, G4102 having our hearts G2588 sprinkled G4472 clean from an evil G4190 conscience G4893 and our bodies G4983 washed G3068 with pure G2513 water. G5204

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - [fn]It has happened G4819 to them according to the true G227 proverb, G3942 “A DOG G2965 RETURNS G1994 TO ITS OWN G2398 VOMIT G1829,” and, “A sow, G5300 after washing, G3068 returns to wallowing G2946 in the mire.” G1004
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