Ekmássō — G1591

Definition

verb

to knead out, i.e. (by analogy) to wipe dry

1. to wipe off, to wipe away

Usually translated as

wipe

Origin

from G1537 and the base of G3145

• ek (G1537)
• massáomai (G3145)

Occurrences

Ekmássō occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (2), John (3)

• Luke 7:38 — And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe (ἐξέμασσεν) them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
• Luke 7:44 — And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped (ἐξέμαξεν) them with the hairs of her head.
• John 11:2 — (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped (ἐκμάξασα) his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
• John 12:3 — Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped (ἐξέμαξεν) his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
• John 13:5 — After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe (ἐκμάσσειν) them with the towel wherewith he was girded.