verb
apolouomō
Strong’sG628
I wash off, wash away
stem apolou-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπο-λούω,
[in LXX: Jb 9:30 (רחץ)*;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
I with accusative of things, wash off, λούειν ἄπο βρότονRefs 8th c.BC+ —middle, ὄφρ᾽.. ἅλμην ὤμοιϊν ἀπολούσομαι that I may wash the brine from off my shoulders, Refs 8th c.BC+; of baptism, ἀ. τὰς ἁμαρτίαςNT
I.2 with accusative person, wash clean, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, wash away from oneself, λούσασθαι ἄπο βρότον αἱματόενταRefs 8th c.BC+: in archaic style, ἀπολούμενοςRefs 2nd c.AD+
I.3 with accusative person et of things, ὄφρα τάχιστα Πάτροκλον λούσειαν ἄπο βρότον might wash the gore off him, Refs 8th c.BC+
I.4 ἀπολουσέμεναι· κολ[λ]οβώσειν Refs 5th c.AD+; compare ἀπολέπω.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolouomō | apolouome | apolouomē | apolouomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolouosō | apolouose | apolouosē | apolouoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolouotō | apolouote | apolouotē | apolouotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apolouonō | apolouone | apolouonē | apolouonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolouovō | apolouove | apolouovē | apolouovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolouolō | apolouole | apolouolē | apolouolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolouemi | apolouema |
| you 2nd person singular | apolouesi | apolouesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoloueti | apoloueta |
| we 1st person plural | apoloueni | apolouena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolouevi | apoloueva1×ἀπελούσασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | apoloueli | apolouela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolouomeiō | apolouomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apolouoseiō | apolouoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolouoteiō | apolouoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apolouoneiō | apolouoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolouoveiō | apolouoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apolouoleiō | apolouoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolouemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apoloueseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoloueteia |
| we 1st person plural | apoloueneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoloueveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoloueleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apolouosōr | apolouosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolouotōr | apolouotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolouovōr | apolouovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apolouolōr | apolouolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apolouesar1×ἀπόλουσαι |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolouetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolouevar |
| they 3rd person plural | apolouelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolouomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apolouosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolouotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apolouonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolouovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apolouoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apolouemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apolouesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apolouetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apolouenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apolouevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoloueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apolouorō | apolouorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apoloueri | apolouera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apolouorōntos | apolouorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apolouerintos | apolouerantos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apoloueva“washed”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 6:11kai houteim tinois ave; alla apoloueva, alla hagiaziva, alla dikaiiva en te …… of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified …
apolouesar“wash away”happened · youaorist middle imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 22:16“wash away”… nun tinem mellasō? anastēarantos baptizesar kai apolouesar tain hamartain su epikalerantos tem onomem …And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’