Lexical Definition

‎ἐκμάσσω‎ ekmássō (ek-mas'-so) to wipe off ^G:V
from ‎ἐκ‎ and the base of ‎μασσάομαι‎

wipe.

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

Abbott-Smith

** ἐκ-μάσσω [in LXX: Si 12:11, Ep. Je13,24 *;]
to wipe off: c. acc, Lk 7:38, 44, Jo 11:2 12:3 13:5.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκμάσσω,

Attic dialect ἐκμάττω, perfect ἐκμέμᾰχα (ἐκμέμα-κα codices) conjecture in [Refs 1st c.BC+]aorist 2 passive -εμάγην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also aorist I participle ἐκμαχθείς [Refs 5th c.AD+]:—wipe off, wipe away, κάρᾳ κηλῖδας ἐξέμαξεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔκμασσε [τὸ αἷμα] [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, wipe away one's tears, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

__2 wipe dry, ὑπὸ σπόγγου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [τοὺς ἔμπροσθεν πόδας] ἐ. εἰς τοὺς μέσους, of bees, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II of an artist, mould or model in wax or plaster, αὑτὸν ἐκμάττειν τε καὶ ἐνιστάναι εἰς τοὺς τῶν κακιόνων τύπους to mould and adapt oneself to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of pessaries, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—so in middle, [Refs]; ὧν ἔτι θερμὰ κονία.. ἐκμάσσεται ἴχνη of whose yet warm footsteps the dust receives the impress, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; express, imitate, ἵππου γενεήν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐς τὸ ἀκριβέστατον ἐξεμάξατο τὸν διδάσκαλον he was the image of his master, [Refs 4th c.AD+] —passive, μάλθης ἄναγνα σώματ᾽ ἐκμεμαγμένοι (variant{-μένα}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκεῖνος αὐτὸς ἐκμεμαγμένος his very image, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὃ ἂν ἐκμαγῇ whatever be impressed, whatever impression be made (compare ἐκμαγεῖον), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἰδέαν τοῦ παιδὸς ἐκμεμάχθαι had impressed upon him the image of the boy, [Refs 1st c.AD+]