ἐξαλείφω

exaleiphō · wipe out

Greek word · Strong’s number G1813 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

exaleiphō (ἐξαλείφω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wipe out”.

Wipe away, blot out, erase completely.

How to say it

e·xa·lei·phō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Make what is written disappear, without a trace.
  2. Dry away tears.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • will wipe away ×2
  • erase ×1
  • having wiped out ×1
  • may be wiped out ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Acts 3:19

    So change your minds and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,

  • Colossians 2:14

    having wiped out the certificate of debt against us with its decrees, which was opposed to us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

  • Revelation 3:5

    The one who conquers will thus be clothed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, and I will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.

  • Revelation 7:17

    for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

  • Revelation 21:4

    And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, nor grief nor crying nor pain will there be any longer; for the first things have passed away.”