Threshing-floor
ἅλωνStrong’s G0257halōn
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Halōn is the Greek word usually translated “threshing floor”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “threshing floor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- threshing floor 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἅλων halōn · threshing-floor
ἅλων, -ωνος (for Attic ἅλως, -ω, see MM, VGT, see word), ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for גֹּרֶן ;] a threshing floor: Mat.3:12, Luk.3:17 (here prob. by meton. = the grain on the threshing floor).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.