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σινιάζω

siniázō · G4617 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. to sift

    To sift by shaking in a sieve

    Examples

    Luke 22:31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you men like wheat;

How it’s used In 1 role

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Who or what does itSubject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

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In the other Testament 1 word
זָרָה zârâh · H2219 · to scatter, to spread, to disperse
Hebrew verb for winnowing/sifting grain, the standard translation equivalent for the metaphorical sifting action in Luke 22:31 where σινιάζω appears ('Satan has asked to sift you like wheat')
Semantic domains 1 entry
To sift46.18
The verb describes the process of shaking grain through a sieve, used figuratively of satanic testing. Jesus warns, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you men like wheat” (Luke 22:31).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist infinitive σινιάσαι; (σινίον 'a sieve,' 'winnowing-van'; an ecclesiastical and…
: 1 aorist infinitive σινιάσαι; (σινίον 'a sieve,' 'winnowing-van'; an ecclesiastical and Byzantine word (cf. Macarius, homil. 5, p. 73f (496 a., Migne edition))); to sift, shake in a sieve: τινα ὡς τόν σῖτον, i. e., dropping the figure, by inward agitation to try one's faith to the verge of overthrow, Lk 22:31. (Ecclesiastical writings (cf. Winer's Grammar, 92 (87), 26; (25), and see above).)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Household Activities1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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