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Word study · Greek

siniazō

to sift

Say it: sin-ee-AD-zo (approximate)

σινιάζω

What it means

To shake in a sieve, separating wheat from chaff. Jesus says Satan asked "to sift" the apostles "like wheat" (22:31). It is found only here in the New Testament.

Range of meaning

  • SiftShake in a sieve.

In Luke

  • Chapter 22

    Satan asked to "sift" them like wheat (22:31).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4617 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources