verb
ekmassamō
Strong’sG1591
I wipe, wipe off thoroughly
stem ekmass-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 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.
** ἐκ-μάσσω
[in LXX: Si 12:11, Ep. Je13,24 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1591 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect ἐκμάττω, perfect ἐκμέμᾰχα (ἐκμέμα-κα codices) conjecture in Refs 1st c.BC+aorist 2 passive -εμάγην [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+; also aorist I participle ἐκμαχθείς Refs 5th c.AD+:—wipe off, wipe away, κάρᾳ κηλῖδας ἐξέμαξεν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔκμασσε [τὸ αἷμα] Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, wipe away one's tears, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 wipe dry, ὑπὸ σπόγγου Refs 5th c.BC+; [τοὺς ἔμπροσθεν πόδας] ἐ. εἰς τοὺς μέσους, of bees, Refs 4th c.BC+
II of an artist, mould or model in wax or plaster, αὑτὸν ἐκμάττειν τε καὶ ἐνιστάναι εἰς τοὺς τῶν κακιόνων τύπους to mould and adapt oneself to.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of pessaries, Refs 5th c.BC+:—so in middle, Refs; ὧν ἔτι θερμὰ κονία.. ἐκμάσσεται ἴχνη of whose yet warm footsteps the dust receives the impress, Refs 3rd c.BC+; express, imitate, ἵππου γενεήν Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἐς τὸ ἀκριβέστατον ἐξεμάξατο τὸν διδάσκαλον he was the image of his master, Refs 4th c.AD+ —passive, μάλθης ἄναγνα σώματ᾽ ἐκμεμαγμένοι (variant{-μένα}) Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκεῖνος αὐτὸς ἐκμεμαγμένος his very image, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὃ ἂν ἐκμαγῇ whatever be impressed, whatever impression be made (compare ἐκμαγεῖον), Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν ἰδέαν τοῦ παιδὸς ἐκμεμάχθαι had impressed upon him the image of the boy, Refs 1st c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekmassateἐξέμασσεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | wiped | 1× |
| ekmassataἐξέμαξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | wiped | 2× |
| ekmassarōἐκμάσσειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | wipe | 1× |
| ekmassarantasἐκμάξασα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | wiped | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekmassamō | ekmassame | ekmassami | ekmassama | ekmassamē | ekmassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekmassasō | ekmassase | ekmassasi | ekmassasa | ekmassasē | ekmassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekmassatō | ekmassate1×ἐξέμασσεν | ekmassati | ekmassata2×ἐξέμαξεν | ekmassatē | ekmassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekmassanō | ekmassane | ekmassani | ekmassana | ekmassanē | ekmassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekmassavō | ekmassave | ekmassavi | ekmassava | ekmassavē | ekmassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekmassalō | ekmassale | ekmassali | ekmassala | ekmassalē | ekmassalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekmassameiō | ekmassameia | ekmassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekmassaseiō | ekmassaseia | ekmassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekmassateiō | ekmassateia | ekmassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekmassaneiō | ekmassaneia | ekmassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekmassaveiō | ekmassaveia | ekmassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekmassaleiō | ekmassaleia | ekmassaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekmassasōr | ekmassasar | ekmassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekmassatōr | ekmassatar | ekmassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekmassavōr | ekmassavar | ekmassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekmassalōr | ekmassalar | ekmassalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekmassamoiō | ekmassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekmassasoiō | ekmassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekmassatoiō | ekmassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekmassanoiō | ekmassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekmassavoiō | ekmassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekmassaloiō | ekmassaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekmassarō1×ἐκμάσσειν | ekmassari | ekmassara | ekmassarē |
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 | ekmassarōntos | ekmassarintos | ekmassarantos1× | ekmassarēntos |
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
ekmass 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekmassate“wiped”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 7:38“wiped”… kai tai trichai tau kefalau autau ekmassate, kai katafilate toin podoin autou kai …… to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them …
ekmassata“wiped”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 7:44… toin podoin kai tai trichai autau ekmassata.… My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
John 12:3… aleifata toin podoin tou Iēsu kai ekmassata tai trichai autau toin podoin autou; …… and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the …
ekmassarō“wipe”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
John 13:5“wipe”… niptarō toin podoin toiu mathētoiu kai ekmassarō te lentie he ate diazōnorēntos.… began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
ekmassarantas“wiped”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
John 11:2“wiped”… tas aleifarantas ton kurion mure kai ekmassarantas toin podoin autou tai trichai autau, …… to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)