ἀπονίπτω aponíptō

Meaning

to wash off (reflexively, one's own hands symbolically)

In the King James Version: wash

Derivation: from G575 (ἀπό) and G3538 (νίπτω);

Where it is used

• Matthew 27:24 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.”