Strong G1621ἐκτινάσσω

to shake out/off

Transliteration
ektinassō
Pronunciation
ek-tin-as'-so
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1537 and τινάσσω tinassō (to swing); to shake violently: - shake (off).

Detailed definition

ἐκ-τινάσσω
[in LXX for נָעַר ni., pi., etc.;]
to shake off: κονιορτόν, Mat.10:14; χοῦν, Mrk.6:11. Mid.: κονιορτόν, Act.13:51; ἱμάτια, Act.18:6 (cf. MM, Exp., iii).†
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In the Bible

Strong G1621 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shake4

First verses

  1. Matthew 10:14
    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
  2. Mark 6:11
    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
  3. Acts 13:51
    But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
  4. Acts 18:6
    And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐκτῐν-άσσω,
shake out, in cleaning, ἔρια, ἱμάτια, [Refs (“BGU” 827.22)]; expel, ἕλμινθας [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Diphilus Siphnius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 2.51f, compare 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.126; ἔμβρυα [prev. work]76:)] —passive, ἐκ δ᾽ ἐτίναχθεν ὀδόντες [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.348, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cat.Ma.” 14)]; [ὁ Φαέθων] ἐκτινάσσεται is thrown out, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Palaephatus Paradoxographus 52, compare 6th c.AD: Agathias Historicus et Epigrammaticus 4.20.)]
2 shake off, τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν [NT (NT.Matt.10.14, etc.)]:—middle, [NT (NT.Act.13.51.)]
3 search thoroughly, τοὺς βαδίζοντας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Diogenes Cynicus Philosophus “Epistulae - Epistolographi” 37.5.)]
II intransitive, make a disturbance, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.2.19)]; make a thorough search, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 5.12 (2nd c.BC))]; kick out, of animals, εἰς τοὺς πλησίον ἵππους [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 19.2.)]