verb

apolouemō

Greekἀπολούομαι (apolouomai)

Strong’sG628

I wash off, wash away

stem apolou-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

wash away1×washed1×

What it means

ἀπο-λούω,

[in LXX: Jb 9:30 (רחץ)*;]

to wash off, wash away; mid., metaph., c. acc. rei, to wash off oneself: ἁμαρτίας, Ac 22:16; absol., ἀπελούσασθε, ye washed yourselves clean (cf. Cremer, 406), I Co 6:11.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G628 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-ol-oo'-o

to wash fully, i.e. (figuratively) have remitted (reflexively)

Fromfrom G575 and G3068;

King Jameswash (away).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
apolouevaἀπελούσασθε	happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural	washed	1×
apolouesarἀπόλουσαι	happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular	wash away	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	apolouemō	apoloueme	apolouemi	apolouema	apolouemē	apolouemelē
you 2nd person singular	apolouesō	apolouese	apolouesi	apolouesa	apolouesē	apoloueselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apolouetō	apolouete	apoloueti	apoloueta	apolouetē	apolouetelē
we 1st person plural	apolouenō	apolouene	apoloueni	apolouena	apolouenē	apolouenelē
ye 2nd person plural	apolouevō	apoloueve	apolouevi	apoloueva1×ἀπελούσασθε	apolouevē	apolouevelē
they 3rd person plural	apolouelō	apolouele	apoloueli	apolouela	apolouelē	apolouelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	apolouemeiō	apolouemeia	apolouemeiē
you 2nd person singular	apoloueseiō	apoloueseia	apoloueseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apoloueteiō	apoloueteia	apoloueteiē
we 1st person plural	apoloueneiō	apoloueneia	apoloueneiē
ye 2nd person plural	apoloueveiō	apoloueveia	apoloueveiē
they 3rd person plural	apoloueleiō	apoloueleia	apoloueleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	apolouesōr	apolouesar1×ἀπόλουσαι	apolouesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apolouetōr	apolouetar	apolouetēr
ye 2nd person plural	apolouevōr	apolouevar	apolouevēr
they 3rd person plural	apolouelōr	apolouelar	apolouelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	apolouemoiō	apolouemoia
you 2nd person singular	apolouesoiō	apolouesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apolouetoiō	apolouetoia
we 1st person plural	apolouenoiō	apolouenoia
ye 2nd person plural	apolouevoiō	apolouevoia
they 3rd person plural	apoloueloiō	apoloueloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	apolouerō	apoloueri	apolouera	apolouerē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	apolouerōtos	apoloueritos	apoloueratos	apolouerētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

apoloustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

apolou is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

apoloueva“washed”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural1×

1 Corinthians 6:11“washed”kai houteim tinois ave; alla apoloueva, alla hagiaziva, alla dikaiiva en te onome tou kuriou Iēsu kai en te pneume tou theou nu.And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

apolouesar“wash away”happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular1×

Acts 22:16“wash away”kai nun tinem mellasō? anistanaratos baptizesar kai apolouesar tain hamartain su epikaleratos tem onomem autou.And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’