verb
apotinassamō
Greekἀποτινάσσω (apotinassō)
Strong’sG660
I shake off
stem apotinass-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπο-τινάσσω,
[in LXX: Jg 16:20 A (נער ni.), I Ki 10:2 (נטשׁ), La 2:7 (נאר pi.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G660 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-ot-in-as'-so
to brush off
Fromfrom G575 and τινάσσω (to jostle);
King Jamesshake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apotinassavōrἀποτινάσσετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | shake off | 1× |
| apotinassaratosἀποτινάξας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | shook 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotinassamō | apotinassame | apotinassami | apotinassama | apotinassamē | apotinassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotinassasō | apotinassase | apotinassasi | apotinassasa | apotinassasē | apotinassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinassatō | apotinassate | apotinassati | apotinassata | apotinassatē | apotinassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotinassanō | apotinassane | apotinassani | apotinassana | apotinassanē | apotinassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinassavō | apotinassave | apotinassavi | apotinassava | apotinassavē | apotinassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinassalō | apotinassale | apotinassali | apotinassala | apotinassalē | apotinassalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotinassameiō | apotinassameia | apotinassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotinassaseiō | apotinassaseia | apotinassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinassateiō | apotinassateia | apotinassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apotinassaneiō | apotinassaneia | apotinassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinassaveiō | apotinassaveia | apotinassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinassaleiō | apotinassaleia | apotinassaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotinassasōr | apotinassasar | apotinassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinassatōr | apotinassatar | apotinassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinassavōr1×ἀποτινάσσετε | apotinassavar | apotinassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinassalōr | apotinassalar | apotinassalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotinassamoiō | apotinassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotinassasoiō | apotinassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotinassatoiō | apotinassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apotinassanoiō | apotinassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotinassavoiō | apotinassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotinassaloiō | apotinassaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apotinassarō | apotinassari | apotinassara | apotinassarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apotinassarōtos | apotinassaritos | apotinassaratos1×ἀποτινάξας | apotinassarētos |
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
apotinass 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
apotinassavōr“shake off”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 9:5“shake off”kai hosois an mē decheleiō vin, exercherōtois apo tau politau ekeinau ton koniorton apo toiu podoiu vu apotinassavōr eis marturiem epi autoin.If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
apotinassaratos“shook off”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 28:5“shook off”tos men oun apotinassaratos tem thērem eis tem purem paschata oudenem kakem;But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.