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To sift

σινιάζωStrong’s G4617

siniazō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Siniazō is the Greek word usually translated “sift”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”
Luke 22:31 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “sift”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • to sift 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    σινιάζω siniazō · to sift

    σινιάω (σίνιον, a sieve), = σήθω, to sift, winnow: figuratively, Luk.22:31.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “sift” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    SIFT, verb transitive

    1. To separate by a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.
    2. To separate; to part.
    3. To examine minutely or critically; to scrutinize.

    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.