verb
plunamō
Greekπλύνω (plunō)
Strong’sG4150
I wash
stem plun-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλύνω.
[in LXX chiefly for כּבס pi.;]
SYN.: v.s. λούω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4150 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidploo'-no
to "plunge", i.e. launder clothing
Froma prolonged form of an obsolete πλύω (to "flow");
King Jameswash.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plunaleἔπλυνον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | washing | 1× |
| plunalaἔπλυναν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | washed | 1× |
| plunarōtoisπλύνοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | wash | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plunamō | pluname | plunami | plunama | plunamē | plunamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | plunasō | plunase | plunasi | plunasa | plunasē | plunaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plunatō | plunate | plunati | plunata | plunatē | plunatelē |
| we 1st person plural | plunanō | plunane | plunani | plunana | plunanē | plunanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plunavō | plunave | plunavi | plunava | plunavē | plunavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | plunalō | plunale1×ἔπλυνον | plunali | plunala1×ἔπλυναν | plunalē | plunalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plunameiō | plunameia | plunameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | plunaseiō | plunaseia | plunaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plunateiō | plunateia | plunateiē |
| we 1st person plural | plunaneiō | plunaneia | plunaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plunaveiō | plunaveia | plunaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | plunaleiō | plunaleia | plunaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | plunasōr | plunasar | plunasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plunatōr | plunatar | plunatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | plunavōr | plunavar | plunavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | plunalōr | plunalar | plunalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plunamoiō | plunamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | plunasoiō | plunasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plunatoiō | plunatoia |
| we 1st person plural | plunanoiō | plunanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | plunavoiō | plunavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | plunaloiō | plunaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | plunarō | plunari | plunara | plunarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | plunarōtos1× | plunaritos | plunaratos | plunarētos |
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
plun 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
plunale“washing”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 5:2“washing”kai horata duo ploieim histanarēteim para tan limnan, tois de halievois apo auteiu apobainaratois plunale teim diktueim.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
plunala“washed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 7:14“washed”kai legamē auto; Kurior mu, sis oidasē. kai legata mi; Houtois alō tois ercherōtois ek tau thlipsiau tau megau, kai plunala tain stolain autoiu kai leukainala autain en te haime teu arnieu.“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
plunarōtois“wash”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Revelation 22:14“wash”Makariois tois plunarōtois tain stolain autoiu, hina eti tas exousias autoiu epi tem xulem tau zōau kai toi pulōnoi eiserchaleia eis tan politan.Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.