Chaff
ἄχυρονStrong’s G0892achuron
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Achuron is the Greek word usually translated “chaff”. 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 “chaff”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- chaff 1
- the chaff 1
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
ἄχυρον achuron · chaff
ἄχυρον, -ον, τό [in LXX chiefly for תֶּבֶן ;] chaff: Mat.3:12, Luk.3:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “chaff” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CHAFF, noun
- The husk, or dry calyx of corn, and grasses.
- Refuse; worthless matter; especially that which is light, and apt to be driven by the wind. Psalms 1:4Jeremiah 23:28Isaiah 33:11Matthew 3:12
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.