Lexical Summary siniazō: to sift Original Word: σινιάζωTransliteration: siniazō Phonetic Spelling: (sin-ee-ad'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to sift Meaning: to sift Strong's Concordance sift. From sinion (a sieve); to riddle (figuratively) -- sift. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4617: σινιάζωσινιάζω: 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, Luke 22:31. (Ecclesiastical writings (cf. Winer's Grammar, 92 (87), 26; (25), and see above).) |
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