washing
Loutron denotes washing in passages about cleansing and salvation.
The two attestations show washing in cleansing and saving contexts: Ephesians 5:26 links it with cleansing by water, while Titus 3:5 places it within salvation through regeneration and renewal.
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Washing in cleansing and renewal · dominant
In Ephesians 5:26, the dative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about cleansing with water; the APB renders this as “by the washing of water.” In Titus 3:5, the genitive singular neuter form occurs in the phrase through which salvation is described, alongside regeneration and renewal; the APB renders “through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “washing” in both verses, first in connection with water and then with regeneration and renewal. These phrases present the clauses rather than isolating the lemma's contribution exactly.