Greek

To scour

διακαθαίρωStrong’s G6016

diakathairō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.”

Luke 3:17 KJV

Meaning

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

How it's translated

to scour 1

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

Where it's used most

Luke 1

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

διακαθαίρω diakathairō · to scour

δια-καθαίρω, to cleanse thoroughly: Luk.3:17.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

SCOUR, verb transitive

To rub hard with something rough, for the purpose of cleaning; as, to scour a kettle; to scour a musket; to scour armor.
To clean by friction; to make clean or bright.
To purge violently.
To remove by scouring.

All definitions and other forms of “scour”

To range about for taking all that can be found; as, to scour the sea of pirates.
To pass swiftly over; to brush along; as, to scour the coast.

SCOUR, verb intransitive

To perform the business of cleaning vessels by rubbing.
To clean.
To be purged to excess.
To rove or range for sweeping or taking something.
To run with celerity; to scamper.

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.