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G4617 — σινιάζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
siniazo (sin-ee-ad'-zo) v.
1. to riddle (figuratively)
[from sinion (a sieve)]
KJV: sift
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
sift
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σινιάζω: 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, Luk 22:31. (Ecclesiastical writings (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 92 (87), 26; (25), and see above).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σινιάζω (sift)
Luke 22:31
- KJV: And the Lord said Simon Simon behold Satan hath desired you that he may sift as wheat
- GK: είπε δε ο κύριος Σίμων Σίμων ιδού ο σατανάς εξητήσατο υμάς του σινιάσαι ως τον σίτον