Luke

Luke 3:17

¹⁷His 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.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
winnowing fork	πτύον	ptyon	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4425 a simple wooden pitchfork
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
hand	χειρὶ	cheiri	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5495 a hand
to clear	διακαθᾶραι	diakatharai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1245 I cleanse thoroughly
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
threshing floor	ἅλωνα	halōna	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G257 a threshing-floor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to gather	συναγαγεῖν	synagagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4863 I gather together
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
wheat	σῖτον	siton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4621 wheat, grain
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
barn	ἀποθήκην	apothēkēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G596 a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
He will burn up	κατακαύσει	katakausei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2618 I burn up, consume entirely
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
chaff	ἄχυρον	achyron	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G892 chaff
with unquenchable	ἀσβέστῳ	asbestō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G762 inextinguishable, unquenchable
fire	πυρὶ	pyri	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 15:7 · Micah 4:12 · Matthew 13:30 · Psalm 1:4 · Psalm 21:9–10 · Isaiah 30:24 · Matthew 3:12 · Mark 9:43–49

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.