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To shake off

ἀποτινάσσωStrong’s G0660

apotinassō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Apotinassō is the Greek word usually translated “do shake off” and “having shaken off”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”
Luke 9:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “do shake off” and “having shaken off”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • do shake off 1
  • having shaken off 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1
  • Acts 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

ἀποτινάσσω apotinassō · to shake off

ἀπο-τινάσσω [in LXX: Jdg.16:20 A (נָעַר ni.), 1Ki.10:2 (נָטַשׁ), La 2:7 (נָאַר pi.) * ;] to shake of: Luk.9:5, Act.28:5.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.