"to destroy, Luke 9:54; Gal. 5:15"
Definition and meaning
to destroy, Luke 9:54; Gal. 5:15
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναλόω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of analoo (G355) across the King James Bible.
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
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:
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Common questions
Strong's G355 (analoo) is a Greek word that means: to destroy, Luke 9:54; Gal. 5:15 It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word analoo (G355) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G355 is analoo, a Greek word defined as: to destroy, Luke 9:54; Gal. 5:15. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
analoo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.