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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 - 6k

5149. 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. ...
/hebrew/2786.htm - 5k

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 ...
/hebrew/2911.htm - 5k

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. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/winkworth/christian singers of germany/retribution.htm

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 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon iv prayer.htm

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 ...
/.../ten homilies on the epistle of john to the parthians/homily iii 1 john ii.htm

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. ...
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Grinding (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. ...
/g/grinder.htm - 7k

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. ...
/g/gnash.htm - 12k

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. ...
/w/whomsoever.htm - 15k

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 ...
/b/bruise.htm - 14k

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. ...
/f/flour.htm - 32k

Resources
What is a millstone in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

How can I stay focused on Christ? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible mean when it refers to the gnashing of teeth? | GotQuestions.org

Grind: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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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.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Luke 20:18
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
(KJV DBY WBS)

James 2:6
But *you* have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
(WEY)

Numbers 11:8
The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.
(See NAS)

Judges 16:21
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Job 31:10
then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 3:15
What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 28:28
Bread flour must be ground; so he will not always be threshing it. Although he drives the wheel of his threshing cart over it, his horses don't grind it.
(WEB ASV NIV)

Isaiah 47:2
Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove your veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Lamentations 3:16
He has also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he has covered me with ashes.
(See RSV)

Lamentations 5:13
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
(KJV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Grind

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Grinding (13 Occurrences)

Grinder (1 Occurrence)

Powder (14 Occurrences)

Ground (538 Occurrences)

Gnash (12 Occurrences)

Whomsoever (28 Occurrences)

Bruise (19 Occurrences)

Mill (9 Occurrences)

Flour (69 Occurrences)

Kneel (10 Occurrences)

Noisily (1 Occurrence)

Grounded (5 Occurrences)

Grievousness (2 Occurrences)

Gaza (22 Occurrences)

Wagon (3 Occurrences)

Foolishness (30 Occurrences)

Thresh (7 Occurrences)

Roller (2 Occurrences)

Dishonour (22 Occurrences)

Drives (17 Occurrences)

Mouth (534 Occurrences)

Mealtime (1 Occurrence)

Meals (8 Occurrences)

Meal-time (1 Occurrence)

Millstones (6 Occurrences)

Mortar (16 Occurrences)

Pestle (1 Occurrence)

Bend (29 Occurrences)

Bruised (36 Occurrences)

Bray (3 Occurrences)

Chew (5 Occurrences)

Affirmation (335 Occurrences)

Skirts (23 Occurrences)

Food (2953 Occurrences)

Skirt (16 Occurrences)

Point (106 Occurrences)

Prison-house (29 Occurrences)

Edges (28 Occurrences)

Millstone (9 Occurrences)

Floods (37 Occurrences)

Uncover (35 Occurrences)

Strip (33 Occurrences)

Train (17 Occurrences)

Locks (29 Occurrences)

Cart (12 Occurrences)

Scatter (65 Occurrences)

Crush (50 Occurrences)

Samson (37 Occurrences)

Leg (24 Occurrences)

Streams (80 Occurrences)

Rivers (81 Occurrences)

Thigh (38 Occurrences)

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

Beat (85 Occurrences)

Hare (2 Occurrences)

Nay (92 Occurrences)

Faces (158 Occurrences)

Sleep (136 Occurrences)

Veil (67 Occurrences)

Mean (93 Occurrences)

Fool (95 Occurrences)

Sharp (115 Occurrences)

Move (113 Occurrences)

Horses (138 Occurrences)

Hosts (326 Occurrences)

Grievousness
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