Word study · Greek

apolouō

to wash away

Say it: ap-ol-OO-oh (approximate)

ἀπολούω

What it means

To wash off or wash away. "You were washed" (6:11) uses the word, probably a picture of baptism and of being cleansed from past life.

Range of meaning

  • Wash awayCleanse completely.

In 1 Corinthians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0628 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources