Dictionary entry

ἐξαλείφω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐξ-αλείφω

[in LXX for טוּחַ, Le 14:42, al.; metaph., מָחָה, שָׁחַת, etc.;]

1. to plaster, wash over(LXX).

2. to wipe off, wipe out: δάκρυον, Re 7:1721:4; metaph., χειρόγραφον, Col 2:14; τ. ὄνομα, seq. ἐκ, Re 3:5 (MM, Exp., xiii); pass., ἀμαρτίαι (ἐξαλιφθῆναι, WH), Ac 3:19 (cf. Ps 50(15):11Ps 108(109):13, Is 43:25, Si 46:20 (ἁμ. ἀπαλ-), III Mac 2:19).†