John 13:5:15John.13.5.W15TAB
ἐκμάσσειν
ekmassein
“to wipe”
- Transliteration
- ek-MAS-sein
- Extended
- ehk-MAS-sein
- IPA
- /ekˈmas.siːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to wipe
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ek-MAS-sein
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ek-MAS-sein TÔI len-TI-ôi hôi ÊN di-e-zôs-ME-nos
- sentence
EI-ta BAL-lei HY-dôr eis ton nip-TÊ-ra KAI ÊR-ksa-to NIP-tein tous PO-das TÔN ma-thê-TÔN KAI ek-MAS-sein TÔI len-TI-ôi hôi ÊN di-e-zôs-ME-nos
Exegesis
The aorist middle verb erxato {ἤρξατο | ḗr-xa-to} ‘he began’ introduces an infinitival construction with two coordinated infinitives: niptein {νίπτειν | níp-tein} ‘to wash’ and ekmassein {ἐκμάσσειν | ek-más-sein} ‘to wipe.’
In context — John 13:5
Then He pours water into the basin and begins to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
About this coordinate
John 13:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of John 13:5, so the Greek word ἐκμάσσειν (ekmassein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.13.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.5.W15.S1) and character.