Lexicon likmaó: To winnow, to crush, to scatter Original Word: λικμάω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance grind to powder. From likmos, the equivalent of liknon (a winnowing fan or basket); to winnow, i.e. (by analogy), to triturate -- grind to powder. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom likmos (a winnowing fan) Definition to winnow, to scatter NASB Translation like dust (2), scatter...like dust (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3039: λικμάωλικμάω, λικμῷ: future λικμήσω; (λιμός a winnowing-van); 1. to winnow, cleanse away the chaff from grain by winnowing (Homer, Xenophon, Plutarch, others; the Sept.). 2. in a sense unknown to secular authors, to scatter (opposed to συνάγω, Jeremiah 31:10 (or Jeremiah 38); add, Isaiah 17:13; Amos 9:9). 3. to crush to pieces, grind to powder: τινα, Matthew 21:44 (R G L brackets WH brackets); Luke 20:18; cf. Daniel 2:44 (Theod.); Wis. 11:19 (18). (But in Daniel, the passage cited it represents the Aphel of סוּף,finem facere, and on Sap. l. c. see Grimm. Many decline to follow the rendering of the Vulg. (conterere, comminuere), but refer the examples under this head to the preceding.) Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root word λικμός (likmos), meaning "winnowing" or "sifting."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H2219 זָרָה (zarah): To scatter, winnow, or disperse. Usage: The verb λικμάω is used in the context of separating wheat from chaff, often symbolizing a process of purification or judgment. It appears in the New Testament to describe actions of sifting or scattering. Context: The Greek verb λικμάω is primarily associated with agricultural practices in ancient times, specifically the process of winnowing. This process involved tossing harvested grain into the air so that the wind could blow away the lighter chaff, leaving the heavier, valuable grain to fall back to the ground. In the New Testament, λικμάω is used metaphorically to describe spiritual or divine actions of separation and purification. Forms and Transliterations ελίκμησα ελιμαγχόνησέ λελικμημένη λελικμωμένον λικμά λικμάται λικμήσας λικμησει λικμήσει λικμήσεις λικμήσω λικμήτωρ λικμώ λιμά likmesei likmēsei likmḗseiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 21:44 V-FIA-3SGRK: ἂν πέσῃ λικμήσει αὐτόν NAS: it falls, it will scatter him like dust. KJV: it will grind him to powder. INT: anyhow it shall fall it will grind to powder him Luke 20:18 V-FIA-3S |