What does σινιάζω (siniázō) mean in the Bible?
σινιάζω (siniázō): To sift through or separate, used figuratively of spiritual testing and trial
Greek · G4617
σινιάζω
To riddle (figuratively)
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σινιάζω G4617
Pronunciation siniázō
What does σινιάζω (siniázō) mean in the Bible?
σινιάζω (siniázō): To sift through or separate, used figuratively of spiritual testing and trial
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How does the BSB render G4617?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to sift (1).
Where does σινιάζω (siniázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 to sift 1× Luke 22:31
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 22:31
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
σινιάσαι 1x siniasai Luke 22:31
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Luke 22:31
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To sift through or separate, used figuratively of spiritual testing and trial
Strong's G4617
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 22:31–34 Source Gloss
to riddle (figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To sift through or separate, used figuratively of spiritual testing and trial
(σίνιον, a sieve), = σήθω, to sift, winnow: figuratively, Luk.22:31.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:31 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
σινιάσαι siniasai
I sift, prove by trials
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 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Luke 22:31 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
infinitive 1
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
to sift violently
Why This Word Matters
Describes severe testing permitted under divine sovereignty. Luke 22:31–34
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