What does ἀλοάω (aloáō) mean in the Bible?
ἀλοάω (aloáō) is a Greek word meaning "to tread out grain".
Greek · G248
ἀλοάω
To tread out grain
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ἀλοάωG248
Pronunciationaloáō
What does ἀλοάω (aloáō) mean in the Bible?
ἀλοάω (aloáō) is a Greek word meaning "to tread out grain".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G248?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [while it is] treading out the grain (1), thresher [ threshes ] (1), while it is treading out the grain (1).
Where does ἀλοάω (aloáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 9:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[while it is] treading out the grain1×1 Corinthians 9:9
thresher [ threshes ]1×1 Corinthians 9:10
while it is treading out the grain1×1 Timothy 5:18
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1 Corinthians 9:9ἀλοῶνταto[while it is] treading out the grainVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 9:10ἀλοῶνtothresher [ threshes ]Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1 Timothy 5:18ἀλοῶνταtowhile it is treading out the grainVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Corinthians 9:9
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
1 Corinthians21 Timothy1
Source forms
ἀλοῶντα2xaloōnta1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Timothy 5:18
ἀλοῶν1xaloōn1 Corinthians 9:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular2x1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Timothy 5:18
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1x1 Corinthians 9:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to tread out grain
Strong'sG248
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to tread out grain
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 9:9Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀλοῶντα.alownta
I thresh
Read verse1 Corinthians 9:10Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀλοῶνalown
I thresh
Read verse1 Timothy 5:18Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀλοῶνταalownta
I thresh
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms3TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present Active1 Cor 9:9 · 1 Tim 5:18 · 1 Cor 9:103×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3
Voice
active3
Mood
participle3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀλοάω is built from this root:
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