To wash off
ἀπονίπτωStrong’s G0633aponiptō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aponiptō is the Greek word usually translated “washed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.”
Meaning
Usually translated “washed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he washed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀπονίπτω aponiptō · to wash off
ἀπο-νίπτω [in LXX for שָׁטַף, רָחַץ, מָחָה ;] to wash off: mid. (reflex.), τ. χεῖρας, Mat.27:24.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “washed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WASHED, participle passive
- Cleansed in water; purified.
- Overflowed; dashed against with water.
- Covered over with a thin coat, as of metal.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.