G1813 — ἐξαλείφω (exaleipho)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G1813
Original: ἐξαλείφω
Transliteration: exaleipho / exaleíphō
Pronunciation: ex-al-i
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: Compound verb using ἐξ-/ἐκ- ("out, away, completely") with ἀλείφω (G218, "anoint, smear")
Occurrences: 5 unique NT verses; 6 KJV alignment rows in the translation database
Books: 3
First Occurrence: Acts 3:19 — "that your sins may be blotted out"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

The lexicon table gives the short definition: "to smear out, i.e. obliterate." The fuller Thayer entry in the same tool data gives two main senses:

To anoint, wash, besmear, whitewash, plaster, or overlay a surface.
To wipe off, wipe away, obliterate, erase, wipe out, or blot out.

Thayer lists the NT forms: future ἐξαλείψω, first aorist participle ἐξαλείψας, and first aorist passive infinitive ἐξαλειφθῆναι. It explicitly connects the LXX usage with Hebrew מָחָה (H4229), especially for blotting out sins, names, and tears.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domains¶

Domain	Label	Notes
047003	Application and Removal of Liquids or Masses	Main domain returned for G1813; includes applying/removing material from a surface.
047	Activities Involving Liquids or Masses	Broader domain containing anointing, washing, pouring, sprinkling, and related actions.
013 / 013003	Be, Become, Exist / Exist	Secondary domain returned by the tool; reflects the result of obliteration/removal.

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 047003)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total vv	Primary KJV Translation(s)
G218	ἀλείφω	6	anointed, anoint
G1472	ἐγχρίω	1	anoint
G2025	ἐπιχρίω	2	anointed, he anointed
—	περιραίνω	—	—
—	περιραντίζω	—	—
—	ῥαίνω	—	—
G4472	ῥαντίζω	3	and sprinkled, having
G4473	ῥαντισμός	2	of sprinkling, sprinkling

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

The translation database reports 6 alignment rows across 5 unique verses. Revelation 3:5 is split into "I will" and "blot out" in the KJV alignment data, while the Greek parser identifies one G1813 verb form there.

Translation	Alignment Rows	%
shall wipe away	2	33.3%
may be blotted out	1	16.7%
Blotting out	1	16.7%
I will	1	16.7%
blot out	1	16.7%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Colossians	1	1.1
Revelation	3	0.7
Acts	1	0.1

G1813 is rare in the NT and concentrated in Revelation. Its NT contexts cluster around erasure/removal: sins, a written record, a name from a book, and tears from eyes.

Morphological Forms¶

Reference	Form	Parsing
Acts 3:19	ἐξαλειφθῆναι	V-APN — Aorist Passive Infinitive
Col 2:14	ἐξαλείψας	V-AAP-NSM — Aorist Active Participle, Nominative Singular Masculine
Rev 3:5	ἐξαλείψω	V-FAI-1S — Future Active Indicative, First Singular
Rev 7:17	ἐξαλείψει	V-FAI-3S — Future Active Indicative, Third Singular
Rev 21:4	ἐξαλείψει	V-FAI-3S — Future Active Indicative, Third Singular

Semantic Categories¶

1. Blotting Out Sins¶

Acts 3:19 — "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord"

Here the direct object is ἁμαρτίας (G266, "sins"). The verb is aorist passive infinitive: the sins are the object acted upon.

2. Cancelling or Removing a Written Record¶

Col 2:14 — "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross"

The direct object is χειρόγραφον (G5498, "handwriting"). The same clause also includes δόγμα (G1378, "ordinances/decrees"), αἴρω (G142, "took it out of the way"), and προσηλόω (G4338, "nailing").

3. Non-Erasure from the Book of Life¶

Rev 3:5 — "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels."

The object is ὄνομα (G3686, "name"), with the source phrase ἐκ τῆς βίβλου τῆς ζωῆς ("out of the book of life"). The negative particles οὐ μή mark the promised non-removal.

4. Wiping Away Tears¶

Rev 7:17 — "and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes"
Rev 21:4 — "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain"

Both uses pair G1813 with δάκρυον (G1144, "tear") and ὀφθαλμός (G3788, "eye"), matching the physical "wipe away" sense.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
δάκρυ	G1144	2x	"wipe away every/all tear"
θεός	G2316	2x	God as explicit subject in the tear-wiping passages
μέσος	G3319	2x	"midst/out of the way" contexts in Col 2:14 and Rev 7:17
ὀφθαλμός	G3788	2x	"tears from their eyes"
πᾶς	G3956	2x	"every/all tear"
ἁμαρτία	G266	1x	"sins may be blotted out"
χειρόγραφον	G5498	1x	the handwritten record blotted out
δόγμα	G1378	1x	ordinances/decrees associated with the written record
βίβλος	G976	1x	"book of life" in the blotting-out formula
ζωή	G2222	1x	"book of life"

Word Family / Cognates¶

G218 ἀλείφω (aleipho) — anoint, smear; base verb in the same Louw-Nida removal/application domain.
ἐξ-/ἐκ- prefix — marks out, away, or complete removal in the compound form.

Synonyms¶

No curated synonym rows were returned by search_relationships.py for G1813. The closest functional neighbors from tool data are:

H4229 מָחָה (machah) — dominant Hebrew source; wipe, blot out, erase.
G1591 ἐκμάσσω (ekmasso) — wipe; used for wiping feet/hair contexts, not for record or sin erasure.
G631 ἀπομάσσομαι (apomassomai) — wipe off; used once for wiping dust off.
G863 ἀφίημι (aphiemi) — forgive, release; overlaps conceptually in sin-removal contexts, but its core sense is release/send away rather than erasure.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G1813.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Field	Key Difference
ἀλείφω	G218	same root/domain	ἀλείφω = anoint/smear on; ἐξαλείφω = smear out/erase/wipe away.
ἐκμάσσω	G1591	"wipe" vocabulary	ἐκμάσσω = physical wiping, especially feet; ἐξαλείφω includes obliteration of records/sins/names.
ἀπομάσσομαι	G631	"wipe off" vocabulary	ἀπομάσσομαι = scrape/wipe off; one NT use for dust; G1813 has broader erase/blot-out usage.
ἀφίημι	G863	sin-removal / forgiveness field	ἀφίημι = release, forgive, remit; G1813 = blot out or erase the object.
מָחָה	H4229	dominant LXX bridge	H4229 is the Hebrew source word; G1813 is the Greek rendering/NT continuation.
טוּחַ	H2902	LXX physical smearing source	H2902 = daub/plaster/overlay; connects to physical smearing, not the main NT erasure sense.
שָׁחַת	H7843	destruction/removal overlap	H7843 = corrupt, ruin, destroy; G1813 = wipe/erase/blot out.

Hebrew Source¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occ	PMI	Score	Notes
מָחָה (machah)	H4229	22	8.84	27.72	Dominant source; wipe, blot out, erase.
טוּחַ (tuwach)	H2902	4	7.92	12.75	Smear, daub, plaster; physical application/removal field.
סֵפֶר (sepher)	H5612	6	4.54	8.83	Book/document context word in blotting-out passages.
שָׁחַת (shachath)	H7843	5	4.63	8.29	Destroy/corrupt; related removal/destruction field.
כָּתַב (kathab)	H3789	5	3.99	7.15	Write; co-occurs in written-record contexts.
נֶגַע (nega)	H5061	3	5.01	6.95	Plague/mark; appears in physical removal contexts.
שָׁמַיִם (shamayim)	H8064	6	3.36	6.54	Co-occurs in "from under heaven" erasure formulas.
זָכַר (zakar)	H2142	4	3.60	5.79	Remember; related to remembrance/name-erasure contexts.
שֵׁם (shem)	H8034	7	2.62	5.45	Name; book/name erasure contexts.
חַטָּאָה (chattaah)	H2403	4	3.33	5.35	Sin/sin-offering; sin-erasure contexts.

The primary bridge is H4229 machah → G1813 exaleipho. The existing trace file reports a tight bridge: machah maps to exaleipho 22 times, and exaleipho maps back to machah as its dominant Hebrew source.