Strong's Number G1621

ἐκτινάσσω

ektinasso · ek-tin-as'-so

Transliteration:

ektinasso{ek-tin-as'-so}

Word Origin:

from 1537 and tinasso (to swing)

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to shake violently

Usage in the KJV:

shake off 2, shake 1

Total: 4
Occurs 4 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to shake off so that something adhering shall fall
1. by this symbolic act a person, expresses extreme contempt for another and refuses to have any further dealings with him
2. to shake off for (the cleansing of) one's self