verb
apomassemō
Greekἀπομάσσομαι (apomassomai)
Strong’sG631
I wipe off
stem apomass-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀπο-μάσσω
(< μάσσω, Att. -ττω, to touch, handle), [in LXX: To 7:17*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G631 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-om-as'-som-ahee
to scrape away
Frommiddle voice from G575 and μάσσω (to squeeze, knead, smear);
King Jameswipe off.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apomassenōἀπομασσόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural | wipe off | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apomassemō | apomasseme | apomassemi | apomassema | apomassemē | apomassemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apomassesō | apomassese | apomassesi | apomassesa | apomassesē | apomasseselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apomassetō | apomassete | apomasseti | apomasseta | apomassetē | apomassetelē |
| we 1st person plural | apomassenō1×ἀπομασσόμεθα | apomassene | apomasseni | apomassena | apomassenē | apomassenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apomassevō | apomasseve | apomassevi | apomasseva | apomassevē | apomassevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apomasselō | apomassele | apomasseli | apomassela | apomasselē | apomasselelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apomassemeiō | apomassemeia | apomassemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apomasseseiō | apomasseseia | apomasseseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apomasseteiō | apomasseteia | apomasseteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apomasseneiō | apomasseneia | apomasseneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apomasseveiō | apomasseveia | apomasseveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apomasseleiō | apomasseleia | apomasseleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apomassesōr | apomassesar | apomassesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apomassetōr | apomassetar | apomassetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apomassevōr | apomassevar | apomassevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apomasselōr | apomasselar | apomasselēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apomassemoiō | apomassemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apomassesoiō | apomassesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apomassetoiō | apomassetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apomassenoiō | apomassenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apomassevoiō | apomassevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apomasseloiō | apomasseloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apomasserō | apomasseri | apomassera | apomasserē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apomasserōtos | apomasseritos | apomasseratos | apomasserētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apomass is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
apomassenō“wipe off”happening now · wepresent middle indicative 1st person plural1×
Luke 10:11“wipe off”Kai ton koniorton ton kolliraton ni ek tau politau vu eis toin podoin apomassenō vi; plēn houtem gnōskavōr hoti engizatē tas basileias tou theou.‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’