πτύον
ptyon · winnowing fork
Greek word · Strong’s number G4425 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ptyon (πτύον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “winnowing fork”.
A tool for tossing grain into the wind to separate it from the chaff.
How to say it
pty·on
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
- A shovel for tossing grain into the wind to part it from the chaff.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
- Luke 3:17
His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”