Lexicon
ἐκτινάσσω
ektinassō
G1621
G:V Greek

to shake out/off

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Occurrences
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Books
Greek
Language

ektinasso denotes shaking dust from the feet or shaking out garments when leaving those who reject a message.

Across the attested verses, the verb describes a physical shaking action performed on dust from the feet or on garments as a person departs after rejection or opposition.

Senses in use

  1. Shaking dust or garments when departing · dominant

    In Mark 6:11 and Matthew 10:14, the aorist active plural form occurs in instructions to shake dust from the feet when leaving a place, home, or city that does not receive or hear the speakers. In Acts 13:51 and Acts 18:6, aorist middle participles accompany departure or response to opposition: the APB renders dust shaken from the feet in Acts 13:51 and garments shaken out in Acts 18:6.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “shake off the dust,” “shook the dust from their feet,” and “shook out his garments.” These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture