What does ἀπονίπτω (aponíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπονίπτω (aponíptō): Ritual hand-washing to symbolically disclaim responsibility or moral complicity
Greek · G633
ἀπονίπτω
To wash off (reflexively, one's own hands symbolically)
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ἀπονίπτω G633
Pronunciation aponíptō
What does ἀπονίπτω (aponíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπονίπτω (aponíptō): Ritual hand-washing to symbolically disclaim responsibility or moral complicity
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How does the BSB render G633?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [and] washed (1).
Where does ἀπονίπτω (aponíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It [and] washed 1× Matthew 27:24
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First aligned row Matthew 27:24
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
ἀπενίψατο 1x apenipsato Matthew 27:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 27:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Ritual hand-washing to symbolically disclaim responsibility or moral complicity
Strong's G633
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to wash off (reflexively, one's own hands symbolically)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Ritual hand-washing to symbolically disclaim responsibility or moral complicity
to wash off: mid. (reflex.), τ. χεῖρας, Mat.27:24.
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.
Matthew 27:24 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Indicative
ἀπενίψατο apeniyato
I wash dirt 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 Aorist Voices Middle
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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
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
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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