King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4617
Transliteration: siniazō
Phonetic Spelling: (sin-ee-ad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to sift
Meaning: to sift
σινιάζω: 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).)
Word 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).)