To wash
λούωStrong’s G3068louō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Louō is the Greek word usually translated “having washed”, “having bathed himself” and “washed”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“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 to her wallowing in the mire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having washed”, “having bathed himself” and “washed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having washed 2
- having bathed himself 1
- he washed 1
- having ourselves washed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- John 1
- Hebrews 1
- 2 Peter 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 13:10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
- Acts 9:37And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
- Acts 16:33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
- Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Greek dictionary
λούω louō · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wash” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WASH, verb transitive
[G.]
- To cleanse by ablution, or by rubbing in water; as, to wash the hands or the body; to wash garments.
- To wet; to fall on and moisten; as, the rain washes the flowers or plants.
- To overflow.
- To overflow or dash against; to cover with water; as, the waves wash the strand or shore; the sea washes the rocks on the shore or beach.
All definitions and other forms of “wash”
- To scrub in water; as, to wash a deck or a floor.
- To separate extraneous matter from; as, to wash ore; to wash grain.
- In painting, to lay a color over any work with a pencil, to give it the proper tints, and make it appear more natural.
- To rub over with some liquid substance; as, to wash trees fro removing insects or diseases.
- To squeeze and cleanse in water; as, to wash wool.
- To cleanse by a current of water; as, showers wash the streets.
- To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as steel washed with silver.
- To purify from the pollution of sin.“But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified” 1 Corinthians 6:11
WASH, verb intransitive
- To perform the act of ablution.“WASH in Jordan seven times. [Elliptical.]” 2 Kings 5:10
- To perform the business of cleansing clothes in water.
WASH, noun
- Alluvial matter; substances collected and deposited by water; as the wash of a river.
- A bog; a marsh; a fen.
- A cosmetic; as a wash for the face, to help the complexion.
- A lotion; a medical liquid preparation for external application.
- A superficial stain or color.
- Waste liquor of a kitchen for hogs.
- The act of washing the clothes of a family; or the whole quantity washed at once.
- With distillers, the fermentable liquor made b dissolving the proper subject for fermentation and distillation in common water.
- The shallow part of a river, or arm of the sea; as the wastes in Lincolnshire.
- The blade of an oar; the thin part, which enters the water and by whose impulse the boat is moved.
- The color laid on a picture to vary its tints.
- A substance laid on boards or other work for beauty or preservation.
- A thin coat of metal.
- In the west Indies, a mixture of dunder, molasses, water and scummings, for distillation.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.