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 Appendixes To The Companion Bible

APPENDIX 136
 

THE SYNONYMOUS WORDS FOR "WASH"


The following nine Greek words are rendered "wash" in the English N.T : -


i. nipto = to wash some part of the body (as the face, hands, or feet).

ii. aponipto. No.I with apo = away from (Ap 104 iv); to wash off from (a part of the body) and for one's self.

iii. louo = to bathe (the whole body).

iv. apolouo. No 3 with apo = away from (Ap 104 iv); to wash off from the whole body by bathing. Occ. only in Acts 22:16, and I Cor 6:11.

v. pluno = to wash (inanimate things, such as clothes). Occ only in Rev 7:14.

vi. apopluno. No.5 with apo = away from (Ap 104 iv); to wash inanimate things thoroughly. Used only of nets (Luke 5:2).

vii. baptizo. Rendered "wash" only in Mark 7:4, and Luke 11:38. See Ap 115.

viii. brecho = to wet (on the surface, like rain), moisten.

These words must be carefully distinguished. See notes on John 13:10; "He that is washed (No 3) needeth not save to wash (No.1) his feet".

In the Septuagint of Lev 15:11, the three principal words are used in one verse: "And whomsoever he toucheth hath the issue, and hath not rinsed (No1) his hands in water, he shall wash (NO5) his clothes, and bathe himself (No3) in water", &c.

ix. rhantizo = to sparkle (ceremonially), and thus cleanse or purify. Occ only in Heb 9:13,19,21; 10:22.

 


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