ἀπονίπτω

aponiptōto wash offHow to read Greek

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ἀπο-νίπτω

[in LXX for שָׁטַף, רָחַץ, מָחָה ;]

to wash off: mid. (reflex.), τ. χεῖρας, Matthew 27:24.

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀπονίπτω:

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Matthew 27:24ἀπενίψατο · [and] washed
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”