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trample
Related Ideas:
tread, trod, trodden
Definition:
To "tread" on something is to step on it. To "trample" something is to step on it and smash it with the feet.
- An example of "trampling" is the smashing down of grass by the feet of people running in a field.
- In ancient times, wine was sometimes made by treading on grapes, or trampling grapes, to remove the juice from them.
- The term "trample" is also used figuratively in the Bible to mean "destroy" or "defeat" or "humiliate."
- Other ways that "trample" could be translated include "crush with the feet" or "smash down with the feet" or "stomp on and crush" or "smash into the ground."
(See also: grape, humiliate, punish, rebel, thresh, wine)
Bible References:
Word Data:
- Strong's: H947, H1758, H1792, H1869, H3381, H4001, H4823, H5674, H1790, H7429, H7512, H7533, G2662, G3961
Forms Found in the English ULB:
trample, trample over, trampled, tramples, trampling, trampling place, tread, treader, treading down, trod, trodden