What does ἀπολούω (apoloúō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπολούω (apoloúō): Cleansing that removes or washes away sin through baptism or ritual purification in early Christian practice.
Greek · G628
ἀπολούω
To wash off
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ἀπολούω G628
Pronunciation apoloúō
What does ἀπολούω (apoloúō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπολούω (apoloúō): Cleansing that removes or washes away sin through baptism or ritual purification in early Christian practice.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G628?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wash (1), you were washed (1).
Where does ἀπολούω (apoloúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 22:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (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 wash 1× Acts 22:16
you were washed 1× 1 Corinthians 6:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 22:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἀπελούσασθε 1x apelousasthe 1 Corinthians 6:11
ἀπόλουσαι 1x apolousai Acts 22:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular 1x Acts 22:16
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 6:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Cleansing that removes or washes away sin through baptism or ritual purification in early Christian practice.
Strong's G628
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 6:11 Source Gloss
to wash off
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Cleansing that removes or washes away sin through baptism or ritual purification in early Christian practice.
to wash off, wash away; mid., metaphorically, with accusative of thing(s), to wash off oneself: ἀμαρτίας, Act.22:16; absol., ἀπελούσασθε, ye washed yourselves clean (cf. Cremer, 406), 1Co.6:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 22:16 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Middle Imperative
ἀπόλουσαι apolousai
I wash off, wash away
Read verse 1 Corinthians 6:11 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Indicative
ἀπελούσασθε, apelousasqe
I wash off, wash away
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 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 1 imperative 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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Metaphorical cleansing from sin through sanctification and justification
Word Origins
ἀπολούω is built from these roots:
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