GreekG0257Noun (Feminine)

ἅλων

halōn

2Occurrences
G0257Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a threshing-floor (as rolled hard), i.e. (figuratively) the grain (and chaff, as just threshed)

probably from the base of G1507 (εἱλίσσω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
ἡ, a threshing floor: (here prob. by meton. = the grain on the threshing floor).
LXX: chiefly for גֹּרֶן

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἅλων appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Luke 3:17BSB

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Matthew 3:12BSB

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

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