STRONGS G4150:
πλύνω; imperfect
ἔπλυνον; 1 aorist
ἐπλυνα; ((cf.
πλέω)); from
Homer down; the
Sept. for
כִּבֵּס and
רָחַץ;
to wash:
τά δίκτυα,
Luke 5:2 L T Tr WH ((
T WH marginal reading
πλῦναν; see
ἀποπλύνω)); used from
Homer down especially in reference to clothing (
Genesis 49:11;
Exodus 19:10,
14;
Leviticus 13:6,
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,
Revelation 7:14, and
L T Tr WH in
Revelation 22:14; cf.
Psalm 50:4,
9 (
Ps. 51:4,
9). (Compare:
ἀποπλύνω. Synonym: see
λούω, at the end.)
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