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ekmassō G1591

ἐκμάσσω (ekmassō) means “to wipe off” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐκμάσσω Greek · G1591 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: ek-mas'-so Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1591

ἐκμάσσω · ekmassō · to wipe off

ἐκ-μάσσω [in LXX: Sir.12:11, Ep. Jer.13:1-27 24:1-10 * ;] to wipe off: with accusative, Luk.7:38, 44, Jhn.11:2 12:3 13:5.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I wipe, wipe (off) thoroughly.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G1591

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
dry them 1
wipe 1
wipe them 1
wiped 1
wiped them 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
wiped 3
did wipe 1
to wipe 1

Verses containing G1591

Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 7:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

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  2. Luke 7:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

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  3. John 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

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  4. John 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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  5. John 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.

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