ἅλων
halōnNoun (Feminine)G0257
threshing-floor
From: probably from the base of G1507 (εἱλίσσω);
Short Definition
a threshing-floor (as rolled hard), i.e. (figuratively) the grain (and chaff, as just threshed)
Full Lexicon Entry
ἡ, a threshing floor: (here prob. by meton. = the grain on the threshing floor).
LXX Usage: chiefly for גֹּרֶן
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
- Luke 3:17
- Matthew 3:12
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