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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ἀλοάω G248
Pronunciation aloáō
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 grain 1× 1 Corinthians 9:9
thresher [ threshes ] 1× 1 Corinthians 9:10
while it is treading out the grain 1× 1 Timothy 5:18
Show sample aligned rows
1 Corinthians 9:9 ἀλοῶντα to [while it is] treading out the grain Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 9:10 ἀλοῶν to thresher [ threshes ] Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 5:18 ἀλοῶντα to while it is treading out the grain Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 9:9
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
1 Corinthians 2 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἀλοῶντα 2x aloōnta 1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Timothy 5:18
ἀλοῶν 1x aloōn 1 Corinthians 9:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Timothy 5:18
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 9:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to tread out grain
Strong's G248
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to tread out grain
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 9:9 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀλοῶντα. alownta
I thresh
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀλοῶν alown
I thresh
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:18 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀλοῶντα alownta
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active 1 Cor 9:9 · 1 Tim 5:18 · 1 Cor 9:10 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 3
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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain