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ἀπολούω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀπολούω
Greek transliteration: 
apolouō
Simplified transliteration: 
apolouo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἀπέλουσα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
628
GK Number: 
666
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1a(8)
Gloss: 
to wash away
Definition: 
to cleanse by bathing;, mid. to cleanse one's self; to procure one's self to be cleansed; met., of sin, Acts 22:16; 1 Cor. 6:11*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀπολούω

Acts 22:16 And now why are you waiting? Rise and be baptized and wash (apolousai | ἀπόλουσαι | aor mid imperative 2 sg) away your sins, calling on his name.’
1 Corinthians 6:11 And some of you were guilty of these abominations! But you were washed (apelousasthe | ἀπελούσασθε | aor mid ind 2 pl), you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.