Apolouō ἀπολούω
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| ἀπολούω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apolouō |
| Strong's number | G628 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to wash off |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Apolouō (Greek ἀπολούω, Strong's G628) is a Greek verb meaning “to wash off”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀπο-λούω
[in LXX: Job.9:30 (רָחַץ)* ;]
to wash off, wash away; mid., metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), to wash off oneself: ἀμαρτίας, Act.22:16; absol., ἀπελούσασθε, ye washed yourselves clean (cf. Cremer, 406), 1Co.6:11.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Job.9:30 (רָחַץ)* ;]
to wash off, wash away; mid., metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), to wash off oneself: ἀμαρτίας, Act.22:16; absol., ἀπελούσασθε, ye washed yourselves clean (cf. Cremer, 406), 1Co.6:11.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | away (1), washed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wash (1), you were washed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Apolouō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).