ἀποτινάσσω

apotinassō · shake off

Greek word · Strong’s number G660 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

apotinassō (ἀποτινάσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shake off”.

How to say it

a·po·ti·nas·sō

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. To fling something away with a jerk.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

  • shake off ×1
  • shook off ×1

Where it appears

  • Luke 9:5

    And as for those who do not receive you, when you go out from that city shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

  • Acts 28:5

    However, he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.