Definition
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), Acts 9:37 (of a dead body); id. before ἀπό (Deiss., BS, l.with), Acts 16:33; pass. ptcp. pf., John 13:10, Hebrews 10:22; mid., to wash oneself (Mayor, in l; M. Pr., 155 f., 238 f.), 2 Peter 2:22; metaphorically, Revelation 1:5, Rec., R, mg. (cf. ἀπο-λούω).
Synonyms: νίπτω, used of parts of the body-hands, feet, face; πλύνω, of things, as garments, etc. (see Leviticus 15:11; cf. Tr., Syn., § xlv)
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λούω:
- רָחַץra.chats“to wash: wash”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- John 13:10λελουμένος · has already bathedJesus 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.”
- Acts 9:37λούσαντες · her body was washedAt that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
- Acts 16:33ἔλουσεν · [and] washedAt that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
- Hebrews 10:22λελουσμένοι · washed…let 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.
- 2 Peter 2:22λουσαμένη · that is washedOf 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.”