ἐξαλείφωexaleíphō
to smear out, i.e. obliterate (erase tears, figuratively, pardon sin)
Greek (New Testament) · G1813
Meanings
1. to plaster, wash over (LXX).
2. to wipe off, wipe out: δάκρυον, Revelation 7:17, Revelation 21:4; metaphorically, χειρόγραφον, Colossians 2:14; τ. ὄνομα, followed by ἐκ, Revelation 3:5; passive, ἀμαρτίαι, Acts 3:19 (cf. Psalms 50:11, Psalms 109:13, Isaiah 43:25, Sirach 46:20 (ἁμ. ἀπαλ-), 3 Maccabees 2:19).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Acts 3:19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.
- Colossians 2:14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
- Revelation 3:5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
- Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
- Revelation 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.