Word study · Greek

apolouō

to wash away

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

ἀπολούω

What it means

To wash off or away. Ananias says, "Be baptized, and wash away your sins" (22:16). Paul uses it in 1 Corinthians 6:11: "But you were washed."

Range of meaning

  • Wash awayCleanse completely.

In Acts

  • Chapter 22

    "Be baptized, and wash away your sins" (22:16).

Every verse (1)

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