ἅλων hálōn
Meaning
a threshing-floor (as rolled hard), i.e. (figuratively) the grain (and chaff, as just threshed)
In the King James Version: floor
Derivation: probably from the base of G1507 (εἱλίσσω);
Where it is used
- Matthew 3:12 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 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.”