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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
A-1 Noun Strong's Number: g5522 Greek: chous

Dust:

from cheo, "to pour," primarily, "earth dug out, an earth heap," then, "loose earth or dust," is used in Mar 6:11; Rev 18:19.

A-2 Noun Strong's Number: g2868 Greek: koniortos

Dust:

"raised or flying dust" (konia, "dust," ornumi, "to stir up"), is found in Mat 10:14; Luk 9:5; 10:11; Act 13:51; 22:23.

B-1 Verb Strong's Number: g3039 Greek: likmao

Dust:

primarily, "to winnow" (from likmos, "a winnowing-fan"), hence, "to scatter" as chaff or dust, is used in Mat 21:44; Luk 20:18, RV, "scatter as dust," AV, "grind to powder." There are indications in the papyri writings that the word came to denote "to ruin, to destroy."

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