To thresh
ἀλοάωStrong’s G0248aloaō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aloaō is the Greek word usually translated “treading out grain” and “threshing”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.”
Meaning
Usually translated “treading out grain” and “threshing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- treading out grain 2
- threshing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 1 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 9:9For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
- 1 Corinthians 9:10Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Greek dictionary
ἀλοάω aloaō · to thresh
ἀλοάω, -ῶ (ἅλως, see: ἅλων; and cf. MM, VGT, see word), [in LXX chiefly for דּוּשׁ ;] to thresh: 1Co.9:9 9:13; 1Ti.5:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “thresh” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THRESH, verb transitive
To thrash. [See Thrash.] The latter is the popular pronunciation, but the word is written thrash or thresh indifferently. [See the derivation and definitions under Thrash.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.