KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.
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First occurrence: Genesis 6:7
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
¶ And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
And I wil rebuke the deuourer for your sakes: and he shal not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shal your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
1611 marginal noteHeb. corrupt.
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
And when they were departed, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeareth to Ioseph in a dreame, saying, Arise and take the young childe, and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and bee thou there vntill I bring thee word: for Herode will seeke the young childe, to destroy him.
¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
¶ Thinke not that I am come to destroy the lawe or the Prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And feare not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soule: but rather feare him which is able to destroy both soule and body in hell.
1611 marginal noteLuk. 12.4.
¶ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
¶ Then the Pharises went out, and held a counsell against him, how they might destroy him.
1611 marginal noteOr, tooke counsell.
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
They say vnto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his Uineyard vnto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the Temple of God, and to build it in three dayes.
1611 marginal noteIohn 2.19.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
But the chiefe Priestes and Elders perswaded the multitude that they should aske Barabbas, & destroy Iesus.
1611 marginal noteIohn 18.40. actes 3.14
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Saying, Let vs alone, what haue we to doe with thee, thou Iesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy vs? I know thee who thou art, the holy One of God.
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