ἀλοάω
aloaō · thresh
Greek word · Strong’s number G248 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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aloaō (ἀλοάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “thresh”.
Separate grain from straw, by trampling or beating.
How to say it
a·lo·a·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To tread out grain from the stalks.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- while it is threshing ×2
- one who threshes ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 9:9
For in the law of Moses it is written: You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing. It is not for the oxen that God cares, is it?
- 1 Corinthians 9:10
Or is he speaking entirely for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the one who plows ought to plow in hope, and the one who threshes ought to thresh in hope of sharing in the harvest.
- 1 Timothy 5:18
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”