ΠΛΥΝΩΝ, πλυνων
PLYNŌN, plynōn
Sounds Like: PLOO-nohn
Translations: washing, cleansing, a washer, one who washes
From the root: ΠΛΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: ΠΛΥΝΩΝ is the present active participle of the verb ΠΛΥΝΩ, meaning 'to wash' or 'to cleanse'. As a participle, it describes an action that is ongoing or habitual. It can function adjectivally, modifying a noun (e.g., 'the washing man'), or substantively, acting as a noun itself (e.g., 'the one who washes' or 'a washer').
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Masculine or Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Singular
Strong’s number: G4150 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 54:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΥΝΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΕΠΛΥΝΕΝ — washed off, washed away, cleansed, rinsed
- ἘΠΛΥΝΑΝ — they washed, they cleansed
- ἘΠΛΥΝΑΝΤΟ — they washed themselves, they were washed
- ἘΠΛΥΝΕΝ — he washed, she washed, it washed
- ΕΠΛΥΝΑΝ — they washed, they did wash
- ΠΛΥΘΗΝΑΙ — to wash, to be washed, to bathe, to be bathed
- ΠΛΥΝ — wash, cleanse
- ΠΛΥΝΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having washed, having been washed
- ΠΛΥΝΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them wash, they should wash, they must wash
- ΠΛΥΝΕΙ — washes, cleanses
- ΠΛΥΝΕΙΝ — to wash, to cleanse
- ΠΛΥΝΕΙΣ — you will wash, you wash
- ΠΛΥΝΕΙΣΘΕ — you will wash, you will be washed, you will cleanse, you will be cleansed
- ΠΛΥΝΗ — wash, cleanse
- ΠΛΥΝΙ — he washes, she washes, it washes, to wash, to cleanse
- ΠΛΥΝΟΝ — wash, cleanse
- ΠΛΥΝΟΝΤΕΣ — washing, cleansing, those who wash, those who cleanse
- ΠΛΥΝΟΝΤΩ — they wash, they cleanse, they purify
- ΠΛΥΝΟΝΤΩΝ — of washing, of those washing, of those who wash
- ΠΛΥΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they wash, they are washing
- ΠΛΥΝΩ — wash, cleanse
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