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These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe similar processes of grinding and purification.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "psóchó" primarily means to rub or to grind. In the context of the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the act of grinding or rubbing something down to its essential form. This can imply a process of refinement or purification, where the unnecessary is removed to reveal the core.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, grinding was a common activity, especially in the preparation of food. Grains were ground into flour using millstones, a labor-intensive process that was essential for daily sustenance. This imagery would have been familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, who understood the importance of grinding in both practical and metaphorical terms.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>collateral form of psaó (to rub)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to rub<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>rubbing (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5597: ψώχω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ψώχω</span></span>; (from the obsolete <span class="greek2">ψοωο</span> for <span class="greek2">ψάω</span>); <span class="accented">to rub, rub to pieces</span>: <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">στάχυας</span> <span class="greek2">ταῖς</span> <span class="greek2">χερσίν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-1.htm">Luke 6:1</a>. ((middle in <span class="abbreviation">Nicander</span>.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>rub. <p>Prolongation from the same base as <a href="/greek/5567.htm">psallo</a>; to triturate, i.e. (by analogy) to rub out (kernels from husks with the fingers or hand) -- rub. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5567.htm">psallo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ψωχοντες ψώχοντες psochontes psōchontes psṓchontes<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 6:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοὺς στάχυας <b>ψώχοντες</b> ταῖς χερσίν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the heads of grain, <span class="itali">rubbing</span> them in their hands,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> did eat, <span class="itali">rubbing</span> [them] in [their] hands.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the heads of grain <span class="itali">rubbing [them]</span> in the hands<p><b><a href="/greek/5597.htm">Strong's Greek 5597</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5597.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pso_chontes_5597.htm">ψώχοντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5596.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5596"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5596" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5598.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5598"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5598" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>