ptuon is the implement held in hand in scenes of clearing a threshing floor and separating grain from chaff.

The attested use denotes an implement held in hand in the action of clearing a threshing floor, gathering grain, and setting chaff apart for burning.

1. Threshing-floor implement · dominant

   In Luke 3:17 and Matthew 3:12, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the clause describing an implement held in hand. In Luke 3:17 the APB renders the scene as clearing the threshing floor, gathering wheat into a barn, and burning chaff; Matthew 3:12 similarly renders clearing the threshing floor, gathering grain into a storehouse, and burning chaff.

   Luke 3:17Matthew 3:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Luke 3:17 and Matthew 3:12, the APB presents the implement as a “winnowing fork” held in hand. The verse is read as a whole, but both verses place it within the threshing-floor action.