WIPE,
1. To rub something soft for cleaning to clean by rubbing as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel. Luke 7 .
2. To strike off gently.
Some natral tears they droppd, but wipd them soon.
3. To cleanse from evil practices or abuses to overturn and destroy what is foul and hateful.
I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish. 2 Kings 21 .
4. To cheat to defraud.
To wipe away, to cleanse by rubbing or tersion as, to wipe away a stain or reproach.
To wipe off, to clear away. Wipe off this foul stain wipe off the dust.
To wipe out, to efface to obliterate. Wipe out the blot.
WIPE, n.
1. The act of rubbing for the purpose of cleaning.
2. A blow a stroke.
3. A gibe a jeer a severe sarcasm.
4. A bird.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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