σαρόω

saroō · sweep

Greek word · Strong’s number G4563 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

saroō (σαρόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sweep”.

Sweep clean.

How to say it

sa·ro·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 clean the floor with a broom.

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

How it is translated

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

  • swept ×2
  • sweep ×1

Related words

Words that come from it

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

Where it appears

  • Matthew 12:44

    Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

  • Luke 11:25

    And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.

  • Luke 15:8

    Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?