Strong’s G5597 · Greek
ψώχω
psṓchō
Definition
to triturate, i.e. (by analogy) to rub out (kernels from husks with the fingers or hand)
Etymology
prolongation from the same base as G5567 (ψάλλω);
Where the KJV renders it
- rub
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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