Definition
λικμάω, -ῶ
(λικμός = λίκνον, a winnowing-fan), [in LXX chiefly for זָרָה ni., pi., Ruth 3:2, 1 Kings 14:15, Isaiah 17:13, Jeremiah 31:10, Daniel 2:44, al. ;]
1. in cl., to winnow (so Ru, l.with).
2. In LXX (ll with, exc. Ru), to scatter (as chaff or dust): Luke 20:18 (RV, scatter as dust, Deiss., BS, 225 f., quotes ex. in π. which suggests the meaning ruin, destroy; cf. Vg. comminuet, AV, grind to powder; cf. also Kennedy, Sources, 126), Matthew 21:44 [WH], R, txt.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λικμάω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 21:44λικμήσει · will be crushedHe who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- Luke 20:18λικμήσει · will be crushedEveryone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”