ἐκμάσσω ekmássō

Meaning

to knead out, i.e. (by analogy) to wipe dry

In the King James Version: wipe

Derivation: from G1537 (ἐκ) and the base of G3145 (μασσάομαι);

Where it is used

• Luke 7:38 As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
• Luke 7:44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
• John 11:2 (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
• John 12:3 Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
• John 13:5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.