What does ἐκτινάσσω (ektinássō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκτινάσσω (ektinássō): Shake off forcefully, typically dust or garments, in gesture of rejection or judgment.
Greek · G1621
ἐκτινάσσω
To shake violently
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ἐκτινάσσω G1621
Pronunciation ektinássō
What does ἐκτινάσσω (ektinássō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκτινάσσω (ektinássō): Shake off forcefully, typically dust or garments, in gesture of rejection or judgment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1621?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include shake (2), he shook out (1), they shook (1).
Where does ἐκτινάσσω (ektinássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It shake 2× Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11
he shook out 1× Acts 18:6
they shook 1× Acts 13:51
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 10:14 ἐκτινάξατε to shake Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Mark 6:11 ἐκτινάξατε to shake Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Acts 13:51 ἐκτιναξάμενοι to they shook Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 18:6 ἐκτιναξάμενος to he shook out Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 10:14
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Acts 2
Source forms
ἐκτινάξατε 2x ektinaxate Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11
ἐκτιναξάμενοι 1x ektinaxamenoi Acts 13:51
ἐκτιναξάμενος 1x ektinaxamenos Acts 18:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 13:51
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 18:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Shake off forcefully, typically dust or garments, in gesture of rejection or judgment.
Strong's G1621
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to shake violently
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:14 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐκτινάξατε ektinaxate
I shake off
Read verse Mark 6:11 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
ἐκτινάξατε ektinaxate
I shake off
Read verse Acts 13:51 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκτιναξάμενοι ektinaxamenoi
I shake off
Read verse Acts 18:6 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκτιναξάμενος ektinaxamenov
I shake off
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active Matt 10:14 · Mark 6:11 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Middle Acts 13:51 · Acts 18:6 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4
Voice
middle 2 active 2
Mood
participle 2 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκτινάσσω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain