Matthew 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 3:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 3:1226 words
οὗhouwho / which
τὸtothe
πτύονptyonfan
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
χειρὶcheirihand
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
διακαθαριεῖdiakatharieithoroughly purge
τὴνtēnthe
ἅλωναhalōnafloor
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
συνάξειsynaxei+ accompany, assemble (selves, together)
τὸνtonthe
σῖτονsitoncorn, wheat
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
ἀποθήκηνapothēkēnbarn, garner
τὸtothe
δὲdeand / but
ἄχυρονachyronchaff
κατακαύσειkatakauseiburn (up, utterly)
πυρὶpyrifiery, fire
ἀσβέστῳasbestōnot to be quenched, unquenchable
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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