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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