verb
aponiptomō
Strong’sG633
I wash dirt off
stem aponipt-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπο-νίπτω,
[in LXX for שׁטף, רחץ, מחה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G633 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
later ἀπονευρ-νίπτωRefs 8th c.BC+, see below:— wash off, ἀπονίψαντες.. βρότον ἐξ ὠτειλῶνRefs 8th c.BC+:—middle, wash off from oneself, ἱδρῶ πολλὸν ἀπονίζοντο θαλάσσῃ Refs
II wash clean, especially of the hands and feet, τὴν ἀπονίζουσα φρασάμην I perceived it (the scar) as I was washing his feet, Refs 8th c.BC+ —middle, χρῶτ᾽ ἀπονίπτεσθαι wash one's body, variant in Refs 8th c.BC+; wash one's hands (especially after meals,Refs 5th c.BC+water to wash with, Refs 4th c.BC+; so in perfect passive, ἀπονενίμμεθ᾽Refs 5th c.BC+; also in late Prose, see above; τῆς κρήνης -νιψάμενοςRefs 4th c.AD+
II.2 rarely of things, ἀ. τὴν κύλικαRefs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| aponiptetaἀπενίψατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | washed | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aponiptomō | aponiptome | aponiptomē | aponiptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aponiptosō | aponiptose | aponiptosē | aponiptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponiptotō | aponiptote | aponiptotē | aponiptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aponiptonō | aponiptone | aponiptonē | aponiptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponiptovō | aponiptove | aponiptovē | aponiptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aponiptolō | aponiptole | aponiptolē | aponiptolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aponiptemi | aponiptema |
| you 2nd person singular | aponiptesi | aponiptesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponipteti | aponipteta1×ἀπενίψατο |
| we 1st person plural | aponipteni | aponiptena |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponiptevi | aponipteva |
| they 3rd person plural | aponipteli | aponiptela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aponiptomeiō | aponiptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aponiptoseiō | aponiptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponiptoteiō | aponiptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aponiptoneiō | aponiptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponiptoveiō | aponiptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aponiptoleiō | aponiptoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aponiptemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | aponipteseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponipteteia |
| we 1st person plural | aponipteneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponipteveia |
| they 3rd person plural | aponipteleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aponiptosōr | aponiptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponiptotōr | aponiptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponiptovōr | aponiptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aponiptolōr | aponiptolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aponiptesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponiptetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponiptevar |
| they 3rd person plural | aponiptelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aponiptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aponiptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponiptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aponiptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponiptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | aponiptoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aponiptemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aponiptesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aponiptetoia |
| we 1st person plural | aponiptenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aponiptevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aponipteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aponiptorō | aponiptorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aponipteri | aponiptera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aponiptorōntos | aponiptorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aponipterintos | aponipterantos |
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
aponipt 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
aponipteta“washed”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 27:24… alla mallon thorubos genotō labarantos hudem aponipteta tain cheirain apenanti tou ochlou legarōntos; …… breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I …