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Strong's G3068 λούω (louo)

Louo means “wash” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3068 — yehovah (“Lord”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3068
Language Greek
Linked Usages 57
Books 20

Strong's G3068 Quick Answer

Strong's G3068 λούω (louo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. louo (lou'-o) v. 1. to bathe {(the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only, and G4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)} It has 57 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include washed and wash. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
louo (lou'-o) v. 1. to bathe {(the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only, and G4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)}
Usage
57 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
washed and wash

Meaning and Definition

louo (lou'-o) v. 1. to bathe {(the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only, and G4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)} [a primary verb] KJV: wash Compare: G3538, G4150 See also: G907

Original Word
λούω
Transliteration
louo
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3068. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to wash

Usage: λούω [in LXX chiefly for רָחַץ (frequently of ceremonial washing; cf. Deiss., BS, 226 f.) ;] to bathe, wash the body: with accusative of person(s), Act.9:37 (of a dead body); id. before ἀπό (Deiss., BS, l.with), Act.16:33; pass. ptcp. pf., Jhn.13:10, Heb.10:22; mid., to wash oneself (Mayor, in l; M. Pr., 155 f., 238 f.), 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, Rev.1:5, Rec., R, mg. (cf. ἀπο-λούω).† SYN.: νίπτω, used of parts of the body-hands, feet, face; πλύνω, of things, as garments, etc. (see Lev.15:11; cf.

Tr., Syn., § xlv) (AS)

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How Strong's G3068 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render louo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

washed Acts 9:37 wash John 13:10

How Strong's G3068 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 44 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3068 (λούω) appears 49 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3068 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3068 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 13:10 KJV

Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

Acts 9:37 KJV

And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

Acts 16:33 KJV

And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

Strong's G3068 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

44 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 2:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to the river to bathe; and her maids walked by the river’s side, and having seen the ark in the ooze, she sent her maid, and took it up.

Exodus 29:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and thou shalt wash them with water.

Exodus 40:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and thou shalt wash them with water.

Strong's G3068 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 2:5 Septuagint / Brenton

Then I returned, and washed myself, and ate my meat in heaviness,

Tobit 2:9 Septuagint / Brenton

The same night also I returned from the burial, and slept by the wall of my courtyard, being polluted, and my face was uncovered:

Tobit 7:9 Septuagint / Brenton

So he communicated the matter with Raguel: and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry:

Usage Excerpts

First 57 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3068.

Exodus 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to the river to bathe; and her maids walked by the river’s side, and having seen the ark in the ooze, she sent her maid, and took it up.
Exodus 29:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and thou shalt wash them with water.
Exodus 40:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and thou shalt wash them with water.
Leviticus 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses brought nigh Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water,
Leviticus 11:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that eats of their carcasses shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcasses shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 14:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man that has been cleansed shall wash his garments, and shall shave off all his hair, and shall wash himself in water, and shall be clean; and after that he shall go into the camp, and shall remain out of his house seven days.
Leviticus 14:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass on the seventh day, he shall shave off all his hair, his head and his beard, and his eyebrows, even all his hair shall he shave; and he shall wash his garments, and wash his body with water, and shall be clean.
Leviticus 15:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man who shall touch his bed, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever sits on the seat on which he that has the issue may have sat, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that touches the skin of him that has the issue, shall wash his garments and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he that has the issue should spit upon one that is clean, that person shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everyone that touches whatsoever shall have been under him shall be unclean until evening; and he that takes them up shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whomsoever he that has the issue shall touch, if he have not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he that has the issue should be cleansed of his issue, then shall he number to himself seven days for his purification; and he shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be clean.
Leviticus 15:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man whose seed of copulation shall happen to go forth from him, shall then wash his whole body, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a woman, if a man shall lie with her with seed of copulation—they shall both bathe themselves in water and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever shall touch her bed shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everyone that touches any vessel on which she shall sit, shall wash his garments and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 15:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every one that touches it shall be unclean; and he shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 16:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall put on the consecrated linen tunic, and he shall have on his flesh the linen drawers, and shall gird himself with a linen girdle, and shall put on the linen cap, they are holy garments; and he shall bathe all his body in water, and shall put them on.
Leviticus 16:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall bathe his body in water in the holy place, and shall put on his raiment, and shall go out and offer the whole burnt offering for himself and the whole burnt offering for the people: and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and for the people, as for the priests.
Leviticus 16:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that sends forth the goat that has been set apart to be let go, shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and afterward shall enter into the camp.
Leviticus 16:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that burns them shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and afterward he shall enter into the camp.
Leviticus 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.
Leviticus 17:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if he do not wash his garments, and do not bathe his body in water, then shall he bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 22:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
whatsoever soul shall touch them shall be unclean until evening; he shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body in water,
Numbers 19:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and afterward he shall go into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean till evening.
Numbers 19:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that burns her shall wash his garments, and bathe his body, and shall be unclean till evening.
Numbers 19:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the clean man shall sprinkle the water on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and on the seventh day he shall purify himself; and the other shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Deuteronomy 23:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass toward evening he shall wash his body with water, and when the sun has gone down, he shall go into the camp.
Ruth 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.
2 Kingdoms 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass toward evening, that David arose off his couch, and walked on the roof of the king’s house, and saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
2 Kingdoms 12:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshiped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.
3 Kingdoms 20:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast slain and taken possession, therefore thus saith the Lord, In every place where the swine and the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, there shall the dogs lick thy blood; and the harlots shall wash themselves in thy blood.
3 Kingdoms 22:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they washed the chariot at the fountain of Samaria; and the swine and the dogs licked up the blood, and the harlots washed themselves in the blood, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.
4 Kingdoms 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash seven times in Jordan, and thy flesh shall return to thee, and thou shalt be cleansed.
4 Kingdoms 5:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not go and wash in them, and be cleansed? and he turned and went away in a rage.
4 Kingdoms 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his servants came near and said to him, Suppose the prophet had spoken a great thing to thee, wouldest thou not perform it? yet he has but said to thee, Wash, and be cleansed.
Psalms 6:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am wearied with my groaning; I shall wash my bed every night; I shall water my couch with my tears.
Song of Solomon 5:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, Washed with milk, Sitting by the pools.
Isaiah 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wash you, be clean; remove your iniquities from your souls before mine eyes; cease from your iniquities;
Ezekiel 16:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for thy birth in the day wherein thou wast born, thou didst not bind thy breasts, and thou wast not washed in water, neither wast thou salted with salt, neither wast thou swathed in swaddling bands.
Ezekiel 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I washed thee in water, and washed thy blood from thee, and anointed thee with oil.
Ezekiel 23:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and whereas they did thus to the men that came from afar, to whom they sent messengers, and as soon as they came, immediately thou didst wash thyself, and didst paint thine eyes and adorn thyself with ornaments,
John 13:10 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
Acts 9:37 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
Acts 16:33 New Testament, KJV
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Hebrews 10:22 New Testament, KJV
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
2 Peter 2:22 New Testament, KJV
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Revelation 1:5 New Testament, KJV
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Tobit 2:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then I returned, and washed myself, and ate my meat in heaviness,
Tobit 2:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The same night also I returned from the burial, and slept by the wall of my courtyard, being polluted, and my face was uncovered:
Tobit 7:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So he communicated the matter with Raguel: and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry:
Daniel 1:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and stouter in flesh than the children that fed at the king’s table.
Daniel 1:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for these four children, God gave them understanding and prudence in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Book 151 1:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3068, grouped by book.

Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 23 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3068 FAQ

What does louo (λούω) mean?

Louo (Strong's G3068) is a Greek word most simply glossed "wash". louo (lou'-o) v. 1. to bathe {(the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only, and G4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)}

How many times is louo (λούω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 57 linked usages for Strong's G3068 across 20 books.

Where can I study louo (λούω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3068 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate louo (λούω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as washed and wash. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3068 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 44 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3068, with linked reader references where each row is available.