Strong's Lexicon
G1621 — ἐκτινάσσω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1621 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐκτινάσσω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1537 and tinasso "to swing" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | ektinasso |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ek-tin-as'-so |
| Meaning: | 1. to shake violently |
| KJV Renderings: | shake (off) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐκτινάσσω: 1 aorist imperative ἐκτινάξατε; 1 aorist middle participle ἐκτιναξάμενος; to shake off, so that something adhering shall fall: τόν χοῦν, Mar 6:11; τόν κονιορτόν, Mat 10:14 (where the genitive τῶν ποδῶν does not depend on the verb but on the substantive (L T WH marginal reading, however, insert ἐκ)); by this symbolic act a person expresses extreme contempt for another and refuses to have any further contact with him (B. D. American edition under the word ); middle to shake off for (the cleansing of) oneself: τόν κονιορτόν ... ἐπί τινα, against one, Act 13:51; τά ἱμάτια, dust from garments, Act 18:6; (cf. B. D. as above; Neh 5:13). (to knock out, τούς ὀδόντας, Homer, Iliad 16, 348; Plutarch, Cat. maj. 14.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐκτινάσσω (shake (off))
Matthew 10:14
- KJV: And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words when ye depart out of that house or city shake off the dust of your feet
- GK: και ος εάν μη δέξηται υμάς μηδέ ακούση τους λόγους υμών εξερχόμενοι της οικίας η της πόλεως εκείνης εκτινάξατε τον κονιορτόν των ποδών υμών
Mark 6:11
- KJV: And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you when ye depart thence shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them Verily I say unto you It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city
- GK: και όσοι αν μη δέξωνται υμάς μηδέ ακούσωσιν υμών εκπορευόμενοι εκείθεν εκτινάξατε τον χούν τον υποκάτω των ποδών υμών εις μαρτύριον αυτοίς αμήν λέγω υμίν ανεκτότερον έσται Σοδόμοις η Γομόρροις εν ημέρα κρίσεως η τη πόλει εκείνη
Acts 13:51
- KJV: But they shook off the dust of their feet against them and came unto Iconium
- GK: οι δε εκτιναξάμενοι τον κονιορτόν των ποδών αυτών επ΄ αυτούς ήλθον εις Ικόνιον
Acts 18:6
- KJV: And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed he shook raiment and said unto them Your blood upon your own heads I clean from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles
- GK: αντιτασσομένων δε αυτών και βλασφημούντων εκτιναξάμενος τα ιμάτια είπε προς αυτούς το αίμα υμών επί την κεφαλήν υμών καθαρός εγώ από του νυν εις τα έθνη πορεύσομαι