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Lexicon :: Strong's G892 - achyron

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ἄχυρον
Transliteration
achyron (Key)
Pronunciation
akh'-oo-ron
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps remotely from cheo (to shed forth)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
20x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἄχυρον áchyron, akh'-oo-ron; perhaps remotely from χέω chéō (to shed forth); chaff (as diffusive):—chaff.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G892 in the following manner: chaff (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G892 in the following manner: chaff (2x).

  1. a stalk of grain from which the kernels have been beaten out

  2. straw broken up by a threshing machine, chaff

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄχυρον áchyron, akh'-oo-ron; perhaps remotely from χέω chéō (to shed forth); chaff (as diffusive):—chaff.
STRONGS G892:
ἄχυρον, -ου, τό, a stalk of grain from which the kernels have been beaten out; straw broken up by a threshing-machine, chaff: Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17. (In Greek writings from Herodotus 4, 72; Xenophon, oec. 18. 1, 2, 6 down; mostly in plural τὰ ἄχυρα; in Job 21:18 Sept. also of the chaff accustomed to being driven away by the wind.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
21:18
Matthew
3:12
Luke
3:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G892 matches the Greek ἄχυρον (achyron),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:25 - We have plenty of straw and feed," she added, "and room for you to spend the night."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:32 - So Abraham's servant went to the house and unloaded the camels. Straw and feed were given to the camels, and water was provided so that he and the men who were with him could wash their feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:7 - "You must no longer give straw to the people for making bricks as before. Let them go and collect straw for themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:10 - So the slave masters of the people and their foremen went to the Israelites and said, "Thus says Pharaoh: 'I am not giving you straw.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:11 - You go get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, because there will be no reduction at all in your workload.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:12 - So the people spread out through all the land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:13 - The slave masters were pressuring them, saying, "Complete your work for each day, just like when there was straw!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:16 - No straw is given to your servants, but we are told, 'Make bricks!' Your servants are even being beaten, but the fault is with your people."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:18 - So now, get back to work! You will not be given straw, but you must still produce your quota of bricks!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:19 - We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, and the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:27 - The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:18 - How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:27 - It regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:7 - A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land, driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills, or like dead thistles before a strong gale.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:24 - The oxen and donkeys used in plowing will eat seasoned feed winnowed with a shovel and pitchfork.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - A wolf and a lamb will graze together; a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, and a snake's food will be dirt. They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain," says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:28 - Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 - Draw yourselves water for a siege! Strengthen your fortifications! Trample the mud and tread the clay! Make mud bricks to strengthen your walls!
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