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
Jesus answered and said unto them, destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Iesus answered, and said vnto them, Destroy this temple, and in three dayes I will raise it vp.
1611 marginal noteMat. 26.61.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
The theefe commeth not, but for to steale and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might haue life, and that they might haue it more abundantly.
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
For we haue heard him say, that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, & shall change the Customes which Moses deliuered vs.
1611 marginal noteOr, rites.
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
But if thy brother be grieued with thy meate: now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
1611 marginal noteGr. according to charitie. 1.Cor. 8.11.
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
For meat, destroy not the worke of God: all things indeed are pure; but it is euill for that man who eateth with offence.
1611 marginal noteTit. 1.15.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and wil bring to nothing the vnderstanding of the prudent.
1611 marginal noteEsa. 29.14.
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
If any man defile the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are.
1611 marginal noteOr, destroy.
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meates: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord: and the Lord for the body.
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
And then shall that wicked bee reuealed, whome the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his comming:
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himselfe likewise took part of the same, that through death hee might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the deuill:
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