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.