G3068: λούω
loúō · “to wash”
Definition
to bathe (the whole person; whereas G3538 (νίπτω) means to wet a part only, and G4150 (πλύνω) to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)
KJV translates it as: wash
Word origin: a primary verb;
Extended definition
[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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3068 is translated
- having bathed himself ×1
- having washed her ×1
- he washed them ×1
- having ourselves washed ×1
- having washed ×1
Bible verses with G3068 (loúō)
Loúō appears in 5 verses.
- John 13:10
Jesus 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 9:37
And 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 16:33
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
- Hebrews 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 with pure water.
- 2 Peter 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 to her wallowing in the mire.