What does ἀπονίπτω · χείρ mean in the Bible?
ἀπονίπτω · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "washed hands".
Greek · G633, G5495
ἀπενίψατο τὰς χεῖρας
To wash off (reflexively, one's own hands symbolically) · hand
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ἀπονίπτω G633 to wash off (reflexively, one's own hands symbolically)
Pronunciation aponíptō
Ritual hand-washing to symbolically disclaim responsibility or moral complicity
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χείρ G5495 hand
Pronunciation cheír
Metonymically represents personal power or agency, especially divine power when used of God's activity.
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What does ἀπενίψατο τὰς χεῖρας (apenipsato tas cheiras) mean in the Bible?
ἀπονίπτω · χείρ is a Greek phrase meaning "washed hands".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G633, G5495?
G633, G5495 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. washed hands
Source Gloss
washed hands
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 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Middle Matt 27:24 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
indicative 1
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
ἀπενίψατο τὰς χεῖρας is built from these roots:
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