Strong's Lexicon
G631
G631 — ἀπομάσσομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G631 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπομάσσομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from G575 and masso "to squeeze, knead, smear" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | apomassomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-om-as'-som-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to scrape away |
| KJV Renderings: | wipe off |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπομάσσω: (μάσσω to touch with the hands, handle, work with the hands, knead), to wipe off; middle ἀπομάσσομαι to wipe oneself off, to wipe off for oneself: τόν κονιορτόν ὑμῖν, Luk 10:11. (In Greek writings from Aristophanes down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπομάσσω (wipe off)
Luke 10:11
- KJV: Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us we do wipe off against you notwithstanding be ye sure of this that the kingdom of God come nigh unto you
- GK: και τον κονιορτόν τον κολληθέντα ημίν από της πόλεως υμών απομασσόμεθα υμίν πλήν τούτο γινώσκετε ότι ήγγικεν εφ΄ υμάς η βασιλεία του θεού