G4617
σινιάζω
to sift
σινιάω (σίνιον, a sieve), = σήθω, to sift, winnow: figuratively, Luk.22:31.† (AS)
The KJV translates G4617 in the following manner:
sift (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
σινιάζω — siniázō
σινιάζω: 1 aorist infinitive σινιάσαι; (σινίον 'a sieve,' 'winnowing-van'; an ecclesiastical and Byzantine word (cf. Macarius, homil. 5, p. 73f (496 a., Migne edition))); to sift, shake in a sieve: τινα ὡς τόν σῖτον, i. e., dropping the figure, by inward agitation to try one's faith to the verge of overthrow, Luk 22:31. (Ecclesiastical writings (cf. Winer's Grammar, 92 (87), 26; (25), and see above).)
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