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Washing

(Mark 7:1-9). The Jews, like other Orientals, used their fingers when taking food, and therefore washed their hands before doing so, for the sake of cleanliness. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H7366, G3067, H7367, G0909, H1740
Hebrew
רַ֫חַץ · rachats
Greek
λουτρόν · loutron

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

λουτρόν

G3067
Transliteration
loutron
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

washing

Lexicon definition

λουτρόν, -οῦ, τό (λούω), [in LXX: Sng.4:2 6:5, (6) (רַחְצָה), Sir.34:25 * ;] a washing, bath: τ. ὕδατος, Eph.5:26; τ. παλιγγενεσίας, Tit.3:5 (see AR, Eph., l.with).† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Λουτρόν

G3067
Transliteration
loutrón
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

washing

Lexicon definition

a bath, water for bathing; a bathing, washing, ablution, Ep. 5.26. Tit. 3.5. from

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

βαπτισμός

G0909
Transliteration
baptismós
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

baptism, washing

Lexicon definition

ablution (ceremonial or Christian)

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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Washing

(Mark 7:1-9). The Jews, like other Orientals, used their fingers when taking food, and therefore washed their hands before doing so, for the sake of cleanliness. Here the reference is to the ablutions prescribed by tradition, according to which "the disciples ought to have gone down to the side of the lake, washed their hands thoroughly, rubbing the fist of one hand in the hollow of the other, then placed the ten finger-tips together, holding the hands up, so that any surplus water might flow down to the elbow, and thence to the ground.'" To neglect to do this had come to be regarded as a great sin, a sin equal to the breach of any of the ten commandments. Moses had commanded washings oft, but always for some definite cause; but the Jews multiplied the legal observance till they formed a large body of precepts. To such precepts about ceremonial washing Mark here refers. (See [663]ABLUTION.)

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Strong's Concordance

Washing

Indexed occurrences: 13

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Strong's Concordance

Washings

Indexed occurrences: 1

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All Scripture references33 references

Exodus 2

Exodus 30:18Exodus 40:30

Leviticus 1

Leviticus 13:58

Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 21:6

1 Kings 1

1 Kings 19:18

2 Kings 2

2 Kings 3:112 Kings 10:15

2 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 4:6

Ezra 3

Ezra 1:10Ezra 7:6Ezra 10:19

Job 3

Job 9:30Job 23:9Job 31:27

Psalms 3

Psalms 26:6Psalms 60:10Psalms 108:10

Isaiah 1

Isaiah 4:4

Jeremiah 1

Jeremiah 51:34

Ezekiel 1

Ezekiel 40:38

Amos 1

Amos 6:6

Matthew 1

Matthew 27:24

Mark 2

Mark 7:1Mark 7:4

Luke 2

Luke 1:66Luke 5:2

John 2

John 3:25John 13:5

Acts 1

Acts 13:11

Ephesians 1

Ephesians 5:26

1 Timothy 1

1 Timothy 5:10

Titus 1

Titus 3:5

Hebrews 1

Hebrews 9:10

Topical Bible

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WASHING

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Dictionary

Ablution

Or washing, was practised, (1.) When a person was initiated into a higher state: e.g., when Aaron and his sons were set apart to the priest's office, they were washed with water previous to their investiture with the priestly robes (Lev. 8:6). (2.) Before the priests approached the altar of God, they were required, on pain of death, to wash their hands and their feet to cleanse them from the soil of common life (Ex. 30:17-21). To this practice the Psalmist alludes, Ps. 26:6. (3.) There were washings prescribed for the purpose of cleansing from positive defilement contracted by particular acts. Of such washings eleven different species are prescribed in the Levitical law (Lev. 12-15). (4.) A fourth class of ablutions is mentioned, by which a person purified or absolved himself from the guilt of some particular act. For example, the elders of the nearest village where some murder was committed were required, when the murderer was unknown, to wash their hands over the expiatory heifer which was beheaded, and in doing so to say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it" (Deut. 21:1-9). So also Pilate declared himself innocent of the blood of Jesus by washing his hands (Matt. 27:24). This act of Pilate may not, however, have been borrowed from the custom of the Jews. The same practice was common among the Greeks and Romans. The Pharisees carried the practice of ablution to great excess, thereby claiming extraordinary purity (Matt. 23:25). Mark (7:1-5) refers to the ceremonial ablutions. The Pharisees washed their hands "oft," more correctly, "with the fist" (R.V., "diligently"), or as an old father, Theophylact, explains it, "up to the elbow." (Compare also Mark 7:4; Lev. 6:28; 11: 32-36; 15:22) (See [4]WASHING.)

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Basin

Or Bason. (1.) A trough or laver (Heb. aggan') for washing (Ex. 24:6); rendered also "goblet" (Cant. 7:2) and "cups" (Isa. 22:24). (2.) A covered dish or urn (Heb. k'for) among the vessels of the temple (1 Chr. 28:17; Ezra 1:10; 8:27). (3.) A vase (Heb. mizrak) from which to sprinkle anything. A metallic vessel; sometimes rendered "bowl" (Amos 6:6; Zech. 9:15). The vessels of the tabernacle were of brass (Ex. 27:3), while those of the temple were of gold (2 Chr. 4:8). (4.) A utensil (Heb. saph) for holding the blood of the victims (Ex. 12:22); also a basin for domestic purposes (2 Sam. 17:28). The various vessels spoken of by the names "basin, bowl, charger, cup, and dish," cannot now be accurately distinguished. The basin in which our Lord washed the disciples' feet (John 13:5) must have been larger and deeper than the hand-basin.

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Goblet

A laver or trough for washing garments. In Cant. 7:2, a bowl or drinking vessel, a bowl for mixing wine; in Ex. 24:6, a sacrificial basin. (See [244]CUP.)

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Hand

Called by Galen "the instrument of instruments." It is the symbol of human action (Ps. 9:16; Job 9:30; Isa. 1:15; 1 Tim. 2:8). Washing the hands was a symbol of innocence (Ps. 26:6; 73:13; Matt. 27:24), also of sanctification (1 Cor. 6:11; Isa. 51:16; Ps. 24:3, 4). In Ps. 77:2 the correct rendering is, as in the Revised Version, "My hand was stretched out," etc., instead of, as in the Authorized Version, "My sore ran in the night," etc. The right hand denoted the south, and the left the north (Job 23:9; 1 Sam. 23:19). To give the right hand was a pledge of fidelity (2 Kings 10:15; Ezra 10:19); also of submission to the victors (Ezek. 17:18; Jer. 50:15). The right hand was lifted up in taking an oath (Gen. 14:22, etc.). The hand is frequently mentioned, particularly the right hand, as a symbol of power and strength (Ps. 60:5; Isa. 28:2). To kiss the hand is an act of homage (1 Kings 19:18; Job 31:27), and to pour water on one's hands is to serve him (2 Kings 3:11). The hand of God is the symbol of his power: its being upon one denotes favour (Ezra 7:6, 28; Isa. 1:25; Luke 1:66, etc.) or punishment (Ex. 9:3; Judg. 2:15; Acts 13:11, etc.). A position at the right hand was regarded as the chief place of honour and power (Ps. 45:9; 80:17; 110:1; Matt. 26:64).

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Washing

(Mark 7:1-9). The Jews, like other Orientals, used their fingers when taking food, and therefore washed their hands before doing so, for the sake of cleanliness. Here the reference is to the ablutions prescribed by tradition, according to which "the disciples ought to have gone down to the side of the lake, washed their hands thoroughly, rubbing the fist of one hand in the hollow of the other, then placed the ten finger-tips together, holding the hands up, so that any surplus water might flow down to the elbow, and thence to the ground.'" To neglect to do this had come to be regarded as a great sin, a sin equal to the breach of any of the ten commandments. Moses had commanded washings oft, but always for some definite cause; but the Jews multiplied the legal observance till they formed a large body of precepts. To such precepts about ceremonial washing Mark here refers. (See [663]ABLUTION.)

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