Word

πλύνω

plýnō · G4150 · Greek · 3 occurrences

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Meanings

to wash, to clean

To wash an object which is not a body or part of a body

Examples
Luke 5:2 and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
Revelation 7:14 I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

ἁλιεύςfisherman 1
Not stated: they 1
Not stated (participle) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 2 groups

στολήlong robe 2
δίκτυονnet 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἔπωto say 1

What it is said to bePredicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

μακάριοςblessed, happy 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 1 entry

To wash, to clean47.8: πλύνω describes washing or laundering, especially of cloth. Luke's account of the calling of the first disciples describes the fishermen's activity: “and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets” (Luke 5:2).

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

πλύνωplýnō · G4150ἀποπλύνω apoplýnō · G637 · to wash, to clean · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect ἔπλυνον; 1 aorist ἐπλυνα; ((cf. πλέω)); from Homer down; the Sept. for כִּבֵּס…

imperfect ἔπλυνον; 1 aorist ἐπλυνα; ((cf. πλέω)); from Homer down; the Sept. for כִּבֵּס and רָחַץ; to wash: τά δίκτυα, Lk 5:2 L T Tr WH ((T WH marginal reading πλῦναν; see ἀποπλύνω)); used from Homer down especially in reference to clothing (Gen 49:11; Ex 19:10, Ex 19:14; Lev 13:6, Lev 13:34, etc.); hence, figuratively πλύνειν τάς στολάς αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ ἀρνίου is used of those who by faith so appropriate the results of Christ's expiation as to be regarded by God as pure and sinless, Rev 7:14, and L T Tr WH in ; cf. Ps 50:4, Ps 50:9 (Ps 51:4, Ps 51:9). (Compare: ἀποπλύνω. Synonym: see λούω, at the end.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0