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διακαθαίρω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διακαθαίρω
Greek transliteration: 
diakathairō
Simplified transliteration: 
diakathairo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐδιεκάθαρα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1245
GK Number: 
1350
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2d(2)
Gloss: 
to clear out, clean out (with a possible implication that the cleaning is thorough)
Definition: 
to cleanse thoroughly, Lk. 3:17*

Greek-English Concordance for διακαθαίρω

Luke 3:17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear (diakatharai | διακαθᾶραι | aor act inf ) his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”