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ἄχυρον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἄχυρον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
achuron
Simplified transliteration: 
achuron
Numbers
Strong's number: 
892
GK Number: 
949
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
chaff
Definition: 
chaff, straw broken up, by treading out the grain, Mt. 3:12; Lk. 3:17*

Greek-English Concordance for ἄχυρον

Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff (achuron | ἄχυρον | acc sg neut) he will burn up 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 granary; but the chaff (achuron | ἄχυρον | acc sg neut) he will burn with unquenchable fire.”