STRONGS G1621:
ἐκτινάσσω: 1 aorist imperative
ἐκτινάξατε; 1 aorist middle participle
ἐκτιναξάμενος;
to shake off, so that something adhering shall fall:
τὸν χοῦν,
Mark 6:11;
τὸν κονιορτόν,
Matthew 10:14 (where the genitive
τῶν ποδῶν does not depend on the verb but on the substantive
[L T WH marginal reading, however, insert
ἐκ]); by this symbolic act a person expresses extreme contempt for another and refuses to have any further contact with him
[B. D. American edition under the word Dust]; middle
to shake off for (the cleansing of)
oneself:
τ.
κονιορτὸν...
ἐπί τινα, against one,
Acts 13:51;
τὰ ἱμάτια, dust from garments,
Acts 18:6; [cf.
B. D. as above;
Nehemiah 5:13]. (
to knock out, τοὺς ὀδόντας, Homer, Iliad 16, 348; Plutarch, Cat. maj. 14.)
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