diulizo describes filtering out a gnat in the contrast with swallowing a camel.

The attested use describes filtering out a gnat, contrasted with swallowing a camel in Matthew 23:24.

1. Filtering out a small creature · dominant

   The present active nominative plural masculine participle identifies those who perform the action; in Matthew 23:24 the APB renders the clause “who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel,” setting the filtering action against the opposite action in the same comparison.

   Matthew 23:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 23:24, the APB presents the action as “strain out the gnat.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's contrast rather than a separate definition.