noun · neuter
ptuem
Greekπτύον (ptuon)
Strong’sG4425
a simple wooden pitchfork
stem ptu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** πτύον, -ου, τό,
[in Sm.: Is 30:24*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4425 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidptoo'-on
a winnowing-fork (as scattering like spittle)
Fromfrom G4429;
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James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ptuem2×πτύον | ptueim |
| of, belonging to genitive | ptueu | ptueiu |
| to, for dative | ptue | ptuei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ptue is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ptuem“winnowing fork”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Matthew 3:12“winnowing fork”hou tem ptuem en ta cheira autou, kai diakatharizati tan halōnan autou kai sunagati ton siton autou eis tan apothēkan, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.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 3:17“winnowing fork”hou tem ptuem en ta cheira autou diakathairara tan halōnan autou kai sunagara ton siton eis tan apothēkan autou, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.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.”