‏ Luke 10:11

 Even the dust ( κα τον κονιορτον ). Old word from  κονις, dust, and  ορνυμ, to stir up. We have seen it already in Mt 10:14; Lu 9:5. Dust is a plague in the east. Shake off even that.

 Cleaveth ( κολληθεντα ). First aorist passive participle of  κολλαω, to cling as dust and mud do to shoes. Hence the orientals took off the sandals on entering a house.

 We wipe off ( απομασσομεθα ). Middle voice of an old verb  απομασσω, to rub off with the hands. Nowhere else in the N.T. But  εκμασσω, occurs in Lu 7:38, 44.

 Against you ( Hυμιν ). Fine example of the dative of disadvantage (the case of personal interest, the dative).

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