Strong's Concordance
ekmasso: to knead out, by anal. to wipe dry
Original Word: ἐκμάσσωPart of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ekmasso
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-mas'-so)
Short Definition: I wipe, wipe off thoroughly
Definition: I wipe, wipe (off) thoroughly.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1591: ἐκμάσσωἐκμάσσω; imperfect
ἐξεμασσον; 1 aorist
ἐξεμαξα;
to wipe off, to wipe away: with the accusative of object and dative of instrument,
Luke 7:38, 44;
John 11:2;
John 12:3;
John 13:5. (
Sophocles,
Euripides,
Hippocrates,
Aristotle, others, Sir. 12:11; Baruch 6 (ep. Jer.) 12, 23 (13, 24).)