ΕΚΜΑΣΣΕΙΝ, εκμασσειν
EKMASSEIN, ekmassein
Sounds Like: ek-MAS-seen
Translations: to wipe off, to wipe dry, to wipe away
From the root: ΕΚΜΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'ek-' (meaning 'out' or 'from') and the verb 'masso' (meaning 'to knead, wipe, or handle'). It generally means to wipe something thoroughly, often implying removal or drying. It can be used in contexts of wiping away tears, dirt, or moisture.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- John — 13:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΜΑΣΣΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΜΑΞΑΣΑ — having wiped off, having dried, having wiped away, a wiping off one
- ἘΚΜΑΞΗ — wipe off, wipe clean, wipe away
- ἘΚΜΑΣΣΕΙΝ — to wipe dry, to wipe off, to wipe away
- ἘΚΜΑΣΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they wipe off, they wipe away, they cleanse
- ἘΚΜΑΣΣΩ — to wipe off, to wipe away, to wipe dry, to wipe clean
- ἘΚΜΕΜΑΧΩΣ — wiped clean, wiped dry, cleansed, purified, having wiped clean, having wiped dry
- ἘΞΕΜΑΞΕΝ — wiped off, wiped dry, wiped away
- ΕΚΜΑΞΑ — wiped, dried, wiped off, dried off
- ΕΚΜΑΞΑΣΑ — wiping off, having wiped off, wiping away, having wiped away, wiping dry, having wiped dry
- ΕΚΜΑΣΣΩ — to wipe off, to wipe away, to wipe dry, to wipe clean
- ΕΞΕΜΑΞΕΝ — wiped off, wiped dry, wiped away
- ΕΞΕΜΑΣΣΕΝ — he wiped, he wiped off, he wiped away
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