G229
G229 — ἀλήθω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
aletho (al-ay'-tho) v.
1. to grind
[from aleo "to grind"]
KJV: grind
Compare: G224
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
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KJV Renderings
grind
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀλήθω; (a common Greek form for the Attic ἀλέω, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 151); to grind: Mat 24:41; Luk 17:35. It was the custom to send women and female slaves to the mill-houses (?) to turn the hand-mills (Exo 11:5), who were called by the Greeks γυναῖκες, ἀλετρίδες (Homer, Odyssey 20, 105); (cf. B. D. under the word ).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀλήθω (grind)
Matthew 24:41
- KJV: Two grinding at the mill the one shall be taken and the other left
- GK: δύο αλήθουσαι εν τω μύλωνι μία παραλαμβάνεται και μία αφίεται
Luke 17:35
- KJV: Two shall be grinding together the one shall be taken and the other left
- GK: δύο έσονται αλήθουσαι επί το αυτό μία παραληφθήσεται και η ετέρα αφεθήσεται