Acts 22:16:8Acts.22.16.W8TAB
ἀπόλουσαι
apolousai
“wash away”
- Transliteration
- a-PO-lou-sai
- Extended
- ah-POH-loo-sai
- IPA
- /aˈpo.lu.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- wash away
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-PO-lou-sai
- sentence
KAI NYN TI MEL-leis a-nas-TAS BAP-ti-sai KAI a-PO-lou-sai tas ha-mar-TI-as sou e-pi-ka-le-SA-me-nos to O-no-ma au-TOU
Exegesis
The aorist participle ἀναστάς {ἀναστάς | anastás} functions as an attendant circumstance participle, indicating the action that accompanies the imperatives βάπτισαι {βάπτισαι | báptisai} “be baptized” and ἀπόλουσαι {ἀπόλουσαι | apólousai} “wash away.” These aorist middle imperatives signal decisive, once-for-all actions.
In context — Acts 22:16
And now, why are you delaying? Stand up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, as you call upon His name.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 22:16, so the Greek word ἀπόλουσαι (apolousai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.22.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.16.W8.S1) and character.