Achuron ἄχυρον
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| ἄχυρον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | achuron |
| Strong's number | G892 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | chaff |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Achuron (Greek ἄχυρον, Strong's G892) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “chaff”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | chaff (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | chaff (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Achuron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 3:12Whose 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.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Luke
- Luke 3:17Whose 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.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).