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In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically to describe physical washing and spiritual cleansing.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish culture, washing was an important ritual for both hygiene and religious purity. The act of washing was often associated with preparation for worship, as cleanliness was seen as a prerequisite for approaching the divine. In the Jewish tradition, various washings were prescribed by the Law of Moses for purification purposes. In the Greco-Roman world, public baths were common, and bathing was a social activity as well as a hygienic practice.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3068</b> <i>loúō</i> – properly, to wash (cleanse), especially the <i>entire</i> person (bathing the <i>whole</i> body). <a href="/greek/3068.htm">3068</a> <i>/loúō</i> (and its derivative, <a href="/greek/628.htm">628</a> <i>/apoloúō</i>) implies "<i>fully</i>-washing" (literally and metaphorically) – i.e. a <i>complete</i> bathing to cleanse the <i>entire</i> person (body).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to bathe, to wash<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bathed (1), washed (3), washing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3068: λούω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λούω</span></span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἔλουσά</span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">λελουμένος</span> and (in <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>) <span class="greek2">λελουσμενος</span>, a later Greek form (cf. Lobeck on <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Aj., p. 324; <span class="abbreviation">Stephanus</span> Thesaurus 5:397 c.; cf. Kühner, § 343, under the word; (<span class="abbreviation">Veitch</span>, under the word, who cites <a href="/interlinear/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12</a>, <span class="manuref">Vat.</span>)); 1 aorist middle participle <span class="greek2">λουσαμενος</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">רָחַץ</span>; <span class="accented">to bathe, wash</span>: properly, <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, a dead person, <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-37.htm">Acts 9:37</a>; <span class="greek2">τινα</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">πληγῶν</span>, by washing to cleanse from the blood of the wounds, <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 372 (348), cf. § 30, 6 a.; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 322 (277)); <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">λελουμένος</span>, absolutely, he that has bathed, <a href="/interlinear/john/13-10.htm">John 13:10</a> (on the meaning of the passage see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καθαρός</span></span>, a. (and cf. Synonyms below)); <span class="greek2">λελουσμένοι</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">σῶμα</span>, with the dative of instrumentality, <span class="greek2">ὕδατι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a> (23); middle <span class="accented">to wash oneself</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 38, 2 a.): <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-22.htm">2 Peter 2:22</a>; tropically, Christ is described as <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">λουσας</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμᾶς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἁμαρτιῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμῶν</span>, i. e. who by suffering the bloody death of a vicarious sacrifice cleansed us from the guilt of our sins, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> (others, <span class="greek2">λύσας</span> (which see 2 at the end). Compare: <span class="greek2">ἀπολούω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">λούω</span>, <span class="greek2">νίπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">πλύνω</span>: <span class="greek2">πλύνω</span> is used of things, especially garments; <span class="greek2">λούω</span> and <span class="greek2">νίπτω</span> of persons — <span class="greek2">νίπτω</span> of a part of the body (hands, feet, face, eyes), <span class="greek2">λούω</span> of the whole. All three words occur in <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-11.htm">Leviticus 15:11</a>. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, N. T. Synonyms, § xlv.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>wash. <p>A primary verb; to bathe (the whole person; whereas <a href="/greek/3538.htm">nipto</a> means to wet a part only, and <a href="/greek/4150.htm">pluno</a> to wash, cleanse garments exclusively) -- wash. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3538.htm">nipto</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4150.htm">pluno</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ελούου έλουσά ελούσαντο ελούσατο ελουσεν έλουσεν ἔλουσεν ελούσθης λελουμένοι λελουμενος λελουμένος λελουσμέναι λελουσμενοι λελουσμένοι λουομένην λούσαι λουσαμενη λουσαμένη λουσαντες λούσαντες λούσαντι λούσασθαι λούσασθε λούσεις λούσεται λούση λούσηται λούσομαι λούσονται λούσω λοφίαν λοφίας λοχευομένων λοχεύονται elousen élousen leloumenos lelouménos lelousmenoi lelousménoi lousamene lousamenē lousaméne lousaménē lousantes loúsantes<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 13:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-RPM/P-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦς Ὁ <b>λελουμένος</b> οὐκ ἔχει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said <span class="itali">to him, He who has bathed</span> needs<br><a href="/kjvs/john/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to him, <span class="itali">He that is washed</span> needeth<br><a href="/interlinear/john/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus the [one who] <span class="itali">has been bathed</span> not has [other]<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-APA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὴν ἀποθανεῖν <b>λούσαντες</b> δὲ ἔθηκαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and died; <span class="itali">and when they had washed</span> her body, they laid<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they <span class="itali">had washed,</span> they laid<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> she died <span class="itali">having washed [her]</span> moreover put [her]<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς νυκτὸς <b>ἔλουσεν</b> ἀπὸ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the night <span class="itali">and washed</span> their wounds,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the night, <span class="itali">and washed</span> [their] stripes;<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the night <span class="itali">he washed [them]</span> from the<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 10:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πονηρᾶς καὶ <b>λελουσμένοι</b> τὸ σῶμα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and our bodies <span class="itali">washed</span> with pure<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and our bodies <span class="itali">washed</span> with pure water.<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/10-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> evil and <span class="itali">having been washed</span> [as to] the body<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Feminine Singular">V-APM-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καί Ὗς <b>λουσαμένη</b> εἰς κυλισμὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and, A sow, <span class="itali">after washing,</span> [returns] to wallowing<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the sow <span class="itali">that was washed</span> to<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and [The] sow <span class="itali">having washed</span> to [her] rolling place<p><b><a href="/greek/3068.htm">Strong's Greek 3068</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3068.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/elousen_3068.htm">ἔλουσεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/leloumenos_3068.htm">λελουμένος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/lelousmenoi_3068.htm">λελουσμένοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/lousamene__3068.htm">λουσαμένη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/lousantes_3068.htm">λούσαντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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