ἐδαφίζω
edaphizō
G1474
G:V
Greek
to raze
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Greek
Language
edaphizo describes a future act of devastating a city and those within it.
The attested use depicts a coming devastation directed at a city and its children within it, with nothing left standing stone upon stone.
Senses in use
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Devastating a city and those within it · dominant
In Luke 19:44, the future active indicative plural form occurs in a declaration of what “they will” do to the city and its children within it. The APB renders the clause “they will raze you and your children within you,” followed by the statement that no stone will be left upon another.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 19:44, the APB presents the action with “raze” in a prediction of destruction.