ATS Bible Dictionary
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
(
Exodus 32:20;
Deuteronomy 9:21;
Judges 16:21), to crush small (Hebrews tahan); to oppress the poor (
Isaiah 3:5). The hand-mill was early used by the Hebrews (
Numbers 11:8). It consisted of two stones, the upper (
Deuteronomy 24:6;
2 Samuel 11:21) being movable and slightly concave, the lower being stationary. The grinders mentioned
Ecclesiastes 12:3 are the teeth. (see
MILL.)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
2. (v. t.) To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
3. (v. t.) To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
4. (v. t.) To study hard for examination.
5. (v. i.) To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
6. (v. i.) To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
7. (v. i.) To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
8. (v. i.) To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
9. (v. i.) To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.
10. (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
11. (n.) Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study.
12. (n.) A hard student; a dig.
Greek
229. aletho -- to grind ... 228, 229. aletho. 230 . to
grind. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: aletho
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ay'-tho) Short Definition: I
grind Definition: I
grind ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/229.htm - 6k5149. trizo -- to cry, chirp, to grind the teeth
... to cry, chirp, to grind the teeth. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: trizo Phonetic
Spelling: (trid'-zo) Short Definition: I grate, gnash Definition: I grate ...
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3039. likmao -- to winnow, to scatter
... grind to powder. From likmos, the equivalent of liknon (a winnowing fan or basket);
to winnow, ie (by analogy), to triturate -- grind to powder. ...
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1031. brucho -- to bite, to gnash
... to bite, to gnash. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: brucho Phonetic Spelling:
(broo'-kho) Short Definition: I grind or gnash Definition: I grind or gnash ...
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224. aleuron -- meal
... Word Origin from aleo (to grind) Definition meal NASB Word Usage flour (2). wheat
flour. From aleo (to grind); flour -- meal. (aleurou) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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3459. mulon -- mill.
... people. One person dropped a handful of grain on a lower stone, while the other
rubbed another stone back-and-forth on it to grind the grain. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2912. tachan -- to grind... 2911b, 2912. tachan. 2913 . to
grind. Transliteration: tachan Phonetic Spelling:
(taw-khan') Short Definition:
grind. Word Origin a prim.
... /hebrew/2912.htm - 6k 2786. charaq -- to gnash or grind
... 2785, 2786. charaq. 2787 . to gnash or grind. Transliteration: charaq Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-rak') Short Definition: gnash. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2911. tchown -- grinding mill, hand mill
... 2910, 2911. tchown. 2911a . grinding mill, hand mill. Transliteration: tchown
Phonetic Spelling: (tekh-one') Short Definition: grind. to grind ...
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7058. qemach -- flour, meal
... 4). flour, meal. From an unused root probably meaning to grind; flour -- flour,
meal. 7057, 7058. qemach. 7059 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library
Such is Our Doctrine of Punishment; and the Inculcation of this ...
... It is this: "The mills of the gods grind slowly." [4925] Another describes punishment
as reaching "to children's children, and to those who came after them ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter xl such is our.htm
Meditation on God
... and jaded for the wholesome recreation of your minds, Week by week, month by month,
and year by year, it is still with you one everlasting grind, grind, grind. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 46 1900/meditation on god.htm
John Chapter i. 19-33
... that happened in them which is written, "Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall
be broken; but on whomsoever that stone shall fall, it will grind them to ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate iv john chapter i.htm
Monotony and Crises
... What a picture of light, buoyant, graceful movement that is! And each of us may
have that, instead of the grind, grind, grind! tramp, tramp, tramp! ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/monotony and crises.htm
Retribution.
... DARKNESS. Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all. ...
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Sowing and Reaping. February 28.
... Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though
with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all". ...
/.../kingsley/daily thoughts /sowing and reaping february 28.htm
On the Same Words of the Gospel, Matt. xxii. 42
... And what doth He Himself say? "Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be shaken,
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder." [3079] First ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xlii on the same.htm
The Practical Side of Religion
... us. The real accomplishments of life are not on the mountain-top, but in
the monotonous, soul-trying daily grind of business. If ...
/.../naylor/heart talks/talk thirty-five the practical side.htm
Prayer.
... You yourself are but tiny parts of a great machine, which will grind on in spite
of you, though it grind you to powder; and there is no use in asking the ...
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1 John ii. 18-27
... "Whosoever shall stumble at this stone shall be broken; [2155] and on whomsoever
this stone shall come, it will grind him to powder." We must mark the ...
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Thesaurus
Grind (12 Occurrences)...Grind (12 Occurrences). Matthew 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall
be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will
grind him to powder.
.../g/grind.htm - 11kGrinding (13 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grind. 2. (a. & n.) from Grind. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. GRINDING. grind'-ing. See CRAFTS. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Grinder (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who, or that which, grinds. 2. (n.) One of
the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar. ...
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Powder (14 Occurrences)
... See Gunpowder. 3. (vt) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub
into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate. ...
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Ground (538 Occurrences)
... 1. (imp. & pp) of Grind. 2. (n.) The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the
globe, or some indefinite portion of it. ... 23. (v.) imp. & pp of Grind. Int. ...
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Gnash (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (vt) To strike or grind together in anger; as, to
gnash the teeth. 2. (vi) To grind or strike the teeth together. Int. ...
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Whomsoever (28 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). Matthew 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken:
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. ...
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Bruise (19 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 28:28 (twice) (the American Standard Revised Version "ground," "and though
the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it" for ...
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Mill (9 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) A milling cutter. 11. (n.) A pugilistic. 12. (n.) To reduce to fine particles,
or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. 13. ...
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Flour (69 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat. ... Although he
drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don't grind it. ...
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