What does ἀπομάσσομαι (apomássomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀπομάσσομαι (apomássomai) is a Greek word meaning "to scrape away".
Greek · G631
ἀπομάσσομαι
To scrape away
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ἀπομάσσομαι G631
Pronunciation apomássomai
What does ἀπομάσσομαι (apomássomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀπομάσσομαι (apomássomai) is a Greek word meaning "to scrape away".
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How does the BSB render G631?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include we wipe off as a testimony (1).
Where does ἀπομάσσομαι (apomássomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 we wipe off as a testimony 1× Luke 10:11
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 10:11
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
ἀπομασσόμεθα 1x apomassometha Luke 10:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural 1x Luke 10:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to scrape away
Strong's G631
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to scrape away
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(μάσσω, Att... -ττω, to touch, handle), [in LXX: Tob.7:17 * ;] to wipe off, wire clean: mid., Luk.10:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:11 Verb First Person Plural Present Middle Indicative
ἀπομασσόμεθα apomassomeqa
I wipe 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
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Middle Luke 10:11 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀπομάσσομαι is built from this root:
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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