Quick Definition
ἀλήθω v. I grind
Strong's Definition
to grind
Derivation: from the same as G224 (ἄλευρον);
KJV Usage: grind
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἄλευρον
46.16 · Household Activities
to grind grain to grind grain in a mill In LUK 17:35 and also in MAT 24:41 the reference is evidently to a hand mill, which was normally operated by two women working together. In societies in which such mills are not known, translators have frequently substituted the process of pounding grain by means of a mortar and pestle.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀλήθω ; (a com. Grk. form for the Attie ἀλέω, cf. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 151); to grind: Mt. xxiv. 41; Lk. xvii. 35. It was the custom to send women and female slaves to the mill-houses [?] to turn the hand-mills (Ex. xi. 5), who were called by the Greeks γυναῖκες ἀλετρίδες (Hom. Od. 20, 105); [ef. B. D. 5. v. Mill].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀλήθω alēthō 2x
to grind, Mt. 24:41; Lk. 17:35*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† ἀλήθω
(κοινή form of the Attic ἀλέω), [in LXX for טחן;]
to grind: Mt 24:41, Lk 17:35.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀλήθω (alēthō) — to grind. ἀλήθω [ᾰ], = Attic dialect ἀλέω (A), mostly present (and imperfect, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; probably in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist participle passive ἀλησθέν[Refs]