UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: ἐδαφίζω; fut.; ἐδαφιῶ

Related lemmas: ἔδαφος

Sense 1: to raze, to tear down, to destroy

Semantic entry: 20.57

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Destroy

Definition: (derivative of ἔδαφος ‘ground,’ 1.44: ἔδαφος) to destroy or tear down, by causing something to be brought down to the level of the ground

Notes: In RV LUK 19:44 · LV LUK 19:44 · Read together LUK 19:44 the pronoun σε ‘you’ refers to the city of Jerusalem.

LUK 19:44: RV LUK 19:44 · LV LUK 19:44 · Read together LUK 19:44

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OET-RV LUK 19:44

44 Then they’ll level you and your children along with you, and they’ll topple the stone walls and buildings, because you didn’t realise the importance of who was visiting you.”

OET-LV LUK 19:44

44 and they _will _be _leveling you and the children of _you with you, and they_˓will˒_ not _be _leaving a_stone on a_stone with you, instead _of which you_ not _knew the season of _the visitation of _you.

Sense 2: to kill

Semantic entry: 20.64

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Kill

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of ἐδαφίζω[a] ‘to raze, to tear down,’ 20.57: ἐδαφίζω) to destroy or kill a population

Notes: The verb ἐδαφίζω in relationship to the pronoun σε (referring to Jerusalem) means ‘to raze to the ground’ (see 20.57: ἐδαφίζω), but in reference to τὰ τέκνα σου ἐν σοί the meaning is ‘to kill.’ Accordingly, ἐδαφίζω must be regarded as having two different meanings within the same context: (1) ‘to raze to the ground’ and (2) ‘to kill.’