Lexical Summary ptyon: a winnowing shovel Original Word: πτύονTransliteration: ptyon Phonetic Spelling: (ptoo'-on) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a winnowing shovel Meaning: a winnowing shovel Strong's Concordance fan. From ptuo; a winnowing-fork (as scattering like spittle) -- fan. see GREEK ptuo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4425: πτύονπτύον, πτυου, τό, frequent in classical Greek from Homer down, Attic πτεον Winers Grammar, 24 ((perhaps from the root, pu, 'to cleanse'; cf. Curtius, p. 498f)), a winnowing-shovel (A. V. fan; cf. B. D. under the word |