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Greek · G660, G2868

ἀποτινάσσετε τὸν κονιορτὸν

To brush off · pulverulence (as blown about)

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ἀποτινάσσω G660 to brush off
Pronunciation apotinássō
Vigorous rejection or disassociation, often symbolizing refusal of responsibility or breaking free from constraint.
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κονιορτός G2868 pulverulence (as blown about)
Pronunciation koniortós
Dust as a visible, stirred-up substance; in NT contexts, shaking off dust symbolizes rejection or disassociation.
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What does ἀποτινάσσετε τὸν κονιορτὸν (apotinassete ton koniorton) mean in the Bible?

ἀποτινάσσω · κονιορτός is a Greek phrase meaning "shake off the dust".

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What does ἀποτινάσσω · κονιορτός mean in the Bible?

ἀποτινάσσω · κονιορτός is a Greek phrase meaning "shake off the dust".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G660, G2868?

G660, G2868 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. shake off the dust

Strong's G660, G2868
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Word forms 2 forms 2 references

Source Gloss

shake off the dust
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 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Luke 9:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 28:5 1×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
imperative 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 9:5 ἀποτινάσσετε present active imperative imperative Acts 28:5 ἀποτινάξας aorist active participle participle

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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