Luke 3:17

17of whomοὗtheτὸwinnowing fork [is]πτύονinἐνtheτῇhandχειρὶof Himαὐτοῦto clearδιακαθᾶραιtheτὴνthreshing floorἅλωναof Himαὐτοῦandκαὶto gatherσυναγαγεῖνtheτὸνwheatσῖτονintoεἰςtheτὴνbarnἀποθήκηνof Himαὐτοῦ,τὸButδὲthe chaffἄχυρονHe will burn upκατακαύσειwith fireπυρὶunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.

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

Vocab difficulty

75.9

Rare words

  • πτύον

    πτύον

    a simple wooden pitchfork; a winnowing-shovel or fan.

  • διακαθᾶραι

    διακαθαίρω

  • ἅλωνα

    ἅλων

    a threshing-floor.

  • ἄχυρον

    ἄχυρον

    chaff.

  • ἀσβέστῳ

    ἄσβεστος

    inextinguishable, unquenchable.