Matthew 3:12

12whoseοὗτὸwinnowing fork [is]πτύονinἐνtheτῇhandχειρὶof Himαὐτοῦ,andκαὶHe will clearδιακαθαριεῖtheτὴνthreshing floorἅλωναof Himαὐτοῦandκαὶwill gatherσυνάξειtheτὸνwheatσῖτονof Himαὐτοῦintoεἰςtheτὴνbarnἀποθήκην,theτὸbutδὲchaffἄχυρονHe will burn upκατακαύσειwith fireπυρὶunquenchableἀσβέστῳ.

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

Vocab difficulty

66.3

Rare words

  • πτύον

    πτύον

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

  • διακαθαριεῖ

    διακαθαρίζω

    I cleanse thoroughly.

  • ἅλωνα

    ἅλων

    a threshing-floor.

  • ἄχυρον

    ἄχυρον

    chaff.

  • ἀσβέστῳ

    ἄσβεστος

    inextinguishable, unquenchable.