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Koine Greek wordlink #20369

SR GNT Mat 27:24 ἀπενίψατο (apenipsato) ‘is becoming having taken water he washed_off his hands in_front_of’ Strongs=6330 Lemma=aponiptō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=middle person=3rd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀπενίψατο (V-IAM3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀπενίψατο’ (V-IAM3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘he washed_off’.

Mat 27:24 ‘is becoming having taken water he washed_off his hands in_front_of’ SR GNT Mat 27:24 word 14

OET-LV: 24 And the Pilatos having _seen that it _is _benefiting nothing, but rather is _becoming a_commotion, having _taken water, he _washed _off his hands in _front _of the crowd saying: I _am innocent of the blood the this righteous one,. you _all will _be _seeing to _it. (MAT_27:24)

OET-RV: 24 When Pilate saw that it was going nowhere other than to turn into a riot, got a bowl of water and washed his hands up there in front of the crowd, announcing, “I’m innocent of the blood of this man who has done nothing wrong. It’s your responsibility now.” (MAT 27:24)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘aponiptō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb