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To ravage

λυμαίνομαιStrong’s G3075

lumainomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Lumainomai is the Greek word usually translated “was destroying”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.”
Acts 8:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “was destroying”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • was destroying 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    λυμαίνομαι lumainomai · to ravage

    λυμαίνομαι (λύμη, outrage), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת pi., hi., also for כִּרְסֵם, etc. ;] 1. to outrage, maltreat: with accusative, Act.8:3. 2. to corrupt, defile (Eze.16:25, Pro.23:8, 4Ma.18:8, al.).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “ravage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    RAV'AGE, noun

    [Latin rapio.]

    1. Spoil; ruin; waste; destruction by violence, wither by men, beasts or physical causes; as the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army.
    2. Waste; ruin; destruction by decay; as the ravages of time.
    All definitions and other forms of “ravage”

      RAV'AGE, verb transitive

      1. To spoil; to plunder; to pillage; to sack.
      2. To lay waste by any violent force; as, a flood or inundation ravages the meadows.
      3. to waste or destroy by eating; as fields ravaged by swarms of locusts.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.