ου το πτυον εν τη χειρι αυτου και διακαθαριει την αλωνα αυτου και συναξει τον σιτον αυτου εις την αποθηκην το δε αχυρον κατακαυσει πυρι ασβεστω
This the ptuon in the hand his and cleans the halona his and gathers the wheat his into the granary the but chaff burns fire unquenchable
This winnowing shovel (is) in his hand and (he) cleans his threshing floor and gathers his wheat into the granary, but the chaff (is) burnt down (with) unquenchable fire.
This was a difficult verse, with the farming terms, "ptuon" and "halona."
πτύον
From ptuo; a winnowing-fork (as scattering like spittle) -- fan.
(Strong's Greek Dictionary)
I've found out that there were different ways to separate the wheat from the chaff. One way was to use a winnowing fan, which was more like a shallow basket. The beaten grain was put in the basket and it was shook like a prospecting pan. The lighter chaff would come out of the basket (fan) and the wheat would stay in.
The other method was to take a shallow wooden shovel (then they were all wooden) and scoop up the beaten grain, and give the shovel a little toss so the wind could blow the chaff away. The heaver grains would fall back into the shovel. Homer has a story of someone being given an oar, later he finds out that it's a ptuon, a winnowing shovel. Since the ptuon is in his hand, I think this is the tool Matthew means. A winnowing fan (basket) would be carried in two hands, a winnowing shovel (like an oar) would be carried in one hand.
ἅλωνα
a threshing-floor.
This is where the wheat was trampled so it could be separated with the ptuon.
edited to add: I've gotten the ptuon story mixed up. Ulysses is given an oar and told to walk inland until he meets people who know nothing of the sea, that is where he is to offer a sacrifice. So he walks very far and then a man comes up to him and suspects that he is carrying a winnowing shovel on his shoulder.
This the ptuon in the hand his and cleans the halona his and gathers the wheat his into the granary the but chaff burns fire unquenchable
This winnowing shovel (is) in his hand and (he) cleans his threshing floor and gathers his wheat into the granary, but the chaff (is) burnt down (with) unquenchable fire.
This was a difficult verse, with the farming terms, "ptuon" and "halona."
πτύον
From ptuo; a winnowing-fork (as scattering like spittle) -- fan.
(Strong's Greek Dictionary)
I've found out that there were different ways to separate the wheat from the chaff. One way was to use a winnowing fan, which was more like a shallow basket. The beaten grain was put in the basket and it was shook like a prospecting pan. The lighter chaff would come out of the basket (fan) and the wheat would stay in.
The other method was to take a shallow wooden shovel (then they were all wooden) and scoop up the beaten grain, and give the shovel a little toss so the wind could blow the chaff away. The heaver grains would fall back into the shovel. Homer has a story of someone being given an oar, later he finds out that it's a ptuon, a winnowing shovel. Since the ptuon is in his hand, I think this is the tool Matthew means. A winnowing fan (basket) would be carried in two hands, a winnowing shovel (like an oar) would be carried in one hand.
ἅλωνα
a threshing-floor.
This is where the wheat was trampled so it could be separated with the ptuon.
edited to add: I've gotten the ptuon story mixed up. Ulysses is given an oar and told to walk inland until he meets people who know nothing of the sea, that is where he is to offer a sacrifice. So he walks very far and then a man comes up to him and suspects that he is carrying a winnowing shovel on his shoulder.
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