4425. ptuon

Strong's Lexicon

ptuon: Winnowing fork, fan

Original Word: πτύον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: ptuon
Pronunciation: Ptoo'-on
Phonetic Spelling: (ptoo'-on)
Definition: Winnowing fork, fan
Meaning: a simple wooden pitchfork; a winnowing-shovel or fan.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb πτύω (ptuo), meaning "to blow" or "to fan."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ptuon," the concept of winnowing is present in the Hebrew Bible, often associated with judgment and purification. Related Hebrew terms include מִזְרֶה (mizreh, Strong's H4214) and זָרָה (zarah, Strong's H2219), which refer to the act of winnowing.

Usage: The term "ptuon" refers to a winnowing fork or fan, an agricultural tool used in the process of separating grain from chaff. In biblical contexts, it is often used metaphorically to describe the act of judgment or separation, where the righteous are distinguished from the wicked.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient agricultural practices, after the harvest, grain was often threshed on a threshing floor. The winnowing fork was used to toss the threshed grain into the air, allowing the wind to blow away the lighter chaff while the heavier grain fell back to the ground. This imagery was familiar to the agrarian societies of the biblical world and was used to convey spiritual truths about divine judgment and purification.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a winnowing shovel
NASB Translation
winnowing fork (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4425: πτύον

πτύον, πτυου, τό, frequent in classical Greek from Homer down, Attic πτεον Winers Grammar, 24 ((perhaps from the root, pu, 'to cleanse'; cf. Curtius, p. 498f)), a winnowing-shovel (A. V. fan; cf. B. D. under the word , at the end; Rich, Dict. of Antiq., see under the words, ventilabrum, pala 2, vannus): Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fan.

From ptuo; a winnowing-fork (as scattering like spittle) -- fan.

see GREEK ptuo

Forms and Transliterations

πτυον πτύον ptuon ptyon ptýon

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 3:12 N-NNS
GRK: οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ
NAS: His winnowing fork is in His hand,
KJV: Whose fan [is] in his
INT: Of whom the winnowing fork [is] in the

Luke 3:17 N-NNS
GRK: οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ
NAS: His winnowing fork is in His hand
KJV: Whose fan [is] in his
INT: of whom the winnowing fork [is] in the

Strong's Greek 4425
2 Occurrences

πτύον — 2 Occ.