Áchyron — G892

Definition

neuter noun

chaff (as diffusive)

Usually translated as

chaff

Origin

perhaps remotely from chéō (to shed forth)

Occurrences

Áchyron occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (1)

• Matthew 3:12 — Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff (ἄχυρον) with unquenchable fire.
• Luke 3:17 — Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff (ἄχυρον) he will burn with fire unquenchable.