Greek · Strong's G248
ἀλοάω
aloaoal-o-ah'-o
to tread out grain
1890 spelling: aloáō
- α1
- λ30
- ο70
- α1
- ω800
Isopsephy 902
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to tread out grain
Rendered in the KJV as
thresh, tread out the corn.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἀλοῶν1
- ἀλοῶντα1
- ἀλοῶντα.1
How it is rendered · 3
- threshing1
- treading out grain1
- treading out grain.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
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- V-PAP-ASM · 2
- V-PAP-NSM · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 9:9ἀλοῶντα.aloōntaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularFor it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?here: treading out grain.
- 1 Corinthians 9:10ἀλοῶνaloōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIsn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.here: threshing