ΑΠΟΛΟΥΩ, απολουω
APOLOUŌ, apolouō
Sounds Like: ah-po-LOO-oh
Translations: to wash off, to wash away, to wash oneself, to cleanse, to purify
From the root: ΑΠΟΛΟΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to wash off or wash away, often implying a complete cleansing or purification. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΑΠΟ (APO), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb ΛΟΥΩ (LOUO), meaning 'to wash'. It can be used literally for physical washing or metaphorically for spiritual cleansing.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G628 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΛΟΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΟΛΟΥΟΝΤΑΙ — they wash themselves, they are washed, they bathe
- ἈΠΟΛΟΥΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to wash off, to wash away, to bathe, to cleanse oneself
- ἈΠΟΛΟΥΣΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — to wash off, to wash away, to cleanse, to purify
- ΑΠΕΛΟΥΣΑΣΘΕ — you washed away, you have washed away, you bathed, you have bathed
- ΑΠΟΛΟΥΣΑΙ — to wash off, to wash away, to cleanse, to purify
- ΑΠΟΛΟΥΣΩΜΑΙ — I will wash myself, I will wash away, I will purify myself, I will cleanse myself
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