◄ 248. aloaó ►
Strong's Lexicon aloaó: To thresh, to tread out Original Word: ἀλοάω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: aloaó Pronunciation: al-o-ah'-o Phonetic Spelling: (al-o-ah'-o) Definition: To thresh, to tread out Meaning: I thresh (wheat). Word Origin: From the Greek root ἄλη (ale), meaning "to thresh" or "to tread." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of threshing is דּוּשׁ (dush), Strong's Hebrew #1758, which also means "to tread" or "to thresh." Usage: The verb ἀλοάω primarily means "to thresh," referring to the process of separating grain from chaff by treading or beating. In a broader sense, it can imply the act of trampling or crushing. This term is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe the process of judgment or purification, where the good is separated from the bad. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient agrarian societies, threshing was a crucial step in the harvest process. It involved spreading harvested grain on a threshing floor and using oxen or other animals to tread over it, separating the edible grain from the husks and straw. This imagery was familiar to the original biblical audience and often used metaphorically in Scripture to describe divine judgment or the refining process of God's people. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from halón Definition to thresh NASB Translation thresher (1), threshing (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 248: ἀλοάω ἀλοάω, (ῶ; (connected with ἡ ἅλως or ἡ ἀλωή, the floor on which grain is trodden or threshed out); to thresh, (Ammon. τό ἐπί τῇ ἅλω πατεῖν καί τρίβειν τάς στάχυας): 1 Corinthians 9:(9),10; 1 Timothy 5:18 (Deuteronomy 25:4). In secular authors from Aristophanes, Plato down. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance thresh, tread out the corn. From the same as halon; to tread out grain -- thresh, tread out the corn. see GREEK halon Forms and Transliterations αλόα αλοηθήσεται αλοήσεις αλοήσουσι αλοων αλοών ἀλοῶν αλοωντα αλοώντα ἀλοῶντα αλοώντας aloon aloôn aloōn aloō̂n aloonta aloônta aloōnta aloō̂nta Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 1 Corinthians 9:9 V-PPA-AMS GRK: κημώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα μὴ τῶν NAS: THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING. God KJV: the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. INT: you will muzzle an ox treading out grain not For the 1 Corinthians 9:10 V-PPA-NMS GRK: καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν ἐπ' ἐλπίδι NAS: in hope, and the thresher [to thresh] in hope KJV: and that he that thresheth in hope INT: and he that threshes in hope 1 Timothy 5:18 V-PPA-AMS GRK: γραφή Βοῦν ἀλοῶντα οὐ φιμώσεις NAS: THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING, and The laborer KJV: the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, INT: Scripture An ox treading out grain not you will muzzle Strong's Greek 248 3 Occurrences ἀλοῶν — 1 Occ. ἀλοῶντα — 2 Occ.