ἀπολούω

apolouō · wash away

Greek word · Strong’s number G628 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

apolouō (ἀπολούω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wash away”.

Wash oneself clean.

How to say it

a·po·lou·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To cleanse completely, removing the stain of sin.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • wash away ×1
  • you were washed ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Acts 22:16

    And now why are you waiting? Get up, be immersed and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such some of you were. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were declared righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.