Likmaō λικμάω
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| λικμάω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | likmaō |
| Strong's number | G3039 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to crush |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Likmaō (Greek λικμάω, Strong's G3039) is a Greek verb meaning “to crush”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
λικμάω, -ῶ
(λικμός = λίκνον, a winnowing-fan), [in LXX chiefly for זָרָה ni., pi., Rut.3:2 3Ki.14:15, Isa.17:13, Jer.31:10, Dan.2:44, al. ;]
1. in cl., to winnow (so Ru, l.with).
2. In LXX (ll with, exc. Ru), to scatter (as chaff or dust): Luk.20:18 (RV, scatter as dust, Deiss., BS, 225 f., quotes ex. in π. which suggests the meaning ruin, destroy; cf. Vg. comminuet, AV, grind to powder; cf. also Kennedy, Sources, 126), Mat.21:44 [WH], R, txt.†
(AS)
(λικμός = λίκνον, a winnowing-fan), [in LXX chiefly for זָרָה ni., pi., Rut.3:2 3Ki.14:15, Isa.17:13, Jer.31:10, Dan.2:44, al. ;]
1. in cl., to winnow (so Ru, l.with).
2. In LXX (ll with, exc. Ru), to scatter (as chaff or dust): Luk.20:18 (RV, scatter as dust, Deiss., BS, 225 f., quotes ex. in π. which suggests the meaning ruin, destroy; cf. Vg. comminuet, AV, grind to powder; cf. also Kennedy, Sources, 126), Mat.21:44 [WH], R, txt.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | it will grind (2), powder (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | will be crushed (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Likmaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 21:44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Luke
- Luke 20:18Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).