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Dust

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

A — 1: χόος

(Strong's #5522 — Noun Masculine — chous, or choos — kho'-os )

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

A — 2: κονιορτός

(Strong's #2868 — Noun Masculine — koniortos — kon-ee-or-tos' )

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

B — 1: λικμάω

(Strong's #3039 — Verb — likmao — lik-mah'-o )

primarily, "to winnow" (from likmos, "a winnowing-fan"), hence, "to scatter" as chaff or dust, is used in Matthew 21:44; Luke 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."

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Dust'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​d/dust.html. 1940.