- Original: λούω - Transliteration: Louo - Phonetic: loo'-o - Definition: 1. to bathe, wash a. of a dead person b. washing to cleanse blood out of wounds - Origin: a root verb - TDNT entry: 08:55,5 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb; to bathe (the whole person; whereas G3538 means to wet a part only and G4150 to wash cleanse garments exclusively): - wash. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • washed, 5 Act 9:37; Act 16:33; Hebrews 10:22; 2 Peter 2:22; Revelation 1:5