- ἐκτινάσσω
- ἐκτινάσσω fut. ἐκτινάξω LXX; 1 aor. ἐξετίναξα, mid. ἐξετιναξάμην; pf. pass. ptc. ἐκτιναχθήσομαι Judg 16:20 (τινάσσω ‘shake’; Hom. et al.; pap, LXX; SibOr 5, 152).① to dislodge or remove someth. with rapid movements, shake off τὶ (Is 52:2 τὸν χοῦν) τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν the dust that clings to one’s feet (AMerx, D. vier kanon. Ev. II/1, 1902, 178f takes the words to mean the dust which is raised by the feet and settles in the clothes; but s. Cadbury, Beginn., V 270) Mt 10:14; cp. Mk 6:11; Lk 9:5 D. For this the mid. ἐκτινάσσεσθαι τὸν κονιορτὸν ἐπί τινα Ac 13:51, a symbolic act denoting the breaking off of all association (difft. EBöklen, Deutsch. Pfarrerbl. 35, ’31, 466ff).② to agitate someth. with forceful jerky motions, shake out clothes Ac 18:6 (here mid., but act. sense e.g. BGU 827, 22 ἐκτίνασσε τὰ ἱμάτια; PAthen 60, 6f cushions; Sb 7992, 17.—UPZ 6, 10f, ἐκτινάσσειν is a gesture protesting innocence; s. GGA 1926, 49; Cadbury, Beginn. V 269–77. The precise meaning of the action cannot be established with certainty; nor is it clear whether something is shaken from the garments or whether they are simply shaken).—M-M.
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