What does πλύνω (plýnō) mean in the Bible?
πλύνω (plýnō) is a Greek word meaning "to wash".
Greek · G4150
πλύνω
To wash
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πλύνω G4150
Pronunciation plýnō
What does πλύνω (plýnō) mean in the Bible?
πλύνω (plýnō) is a Greek word meaning "to wash".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4150?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and were washing (1), they have washed (1), wash (1).
Where does πλύνω (plýnō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and were washing 1× Luke 5:2
they have washed 1× Revelation 7:14
wash 1× Revelation 22:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 5:2
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἔπλυναν 1x eplynan Revelation 7:14
ἔπλυνον 1x eplynon Luke 5:2
πλύνοντες 1x plynontes Revelation 22:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Revelation 7:14
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 5:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 22:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to wash
Source Gloss
to wash
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 7:14 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔπλυναν eplunan
I wash
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πλύνω is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain