washing
From LSJ
οὕτως ἔσονται οἱ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι· πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κλητοί, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί → so the last shall be first and the first last for many be called but few chosen
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
the art of washing: P. ἡ πλυντική (Plato).
purification: P. and V. καθαρμός, ὁ, P. κάθαρσις, ἡ, ἀπόλουσις, ἡ; see purification.