louo (G3068) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G3068

λούω

louoloo'-o

to bathe (the whole person

1890 spelling: loúō

λ30
ο70
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ω800

Isopsephy 1,300

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to bathe (the whole person; whereas means to wet a part only, and to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)

Rendered in the KJV as

wash.

5
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

ἔλουσεν1
λελουμένος1
λελουσμένοι1
λουσαμένη1
λούσαντες1

How it is rendered · 5

having bathed himself1
having ourselves washed1
having washed1
Having washed [her]1
he washed [them]1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
verb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
verb · perfect (done, and it stands) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
verb · perfect (done, and it stands) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAI-3S · 1
V-AAP-NPM · 1
V-AMP-NSF · 1
V-RMP-NPM · 1
V-RMP-NSM · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts2 of 5 · 40%
John1 of 5 · 20%
Hebrews1 of 5 · 20%
2 Peter1 of 5 · 20%

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John1 occurrence

John 13:10λελουμένοςleloumenosverb · perfect (done, and it stands) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularJesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”here: having bathed himself

Acts2 occurrences

Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 10:22λελουσμένοιlelousmenoiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plurallet us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.here: having ourselves washed

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:22λουσαμένηlousamenēverb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularOf them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”here: having washed

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