Powder
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder.
(2): ( n.) The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.
(3): ( v. t.) To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
(4): ( v. i.) To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.
(5): ( v. t.) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.
(6): ( v. t.) To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.
(7): ( v. i.) To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders.
King James Dictionary [2]
1. Any dry substance composed of minute particles, whether natural or artificial more generally, a substance comminuted or triturated to fine particles. Thus dust is the powder of earth flour is the powder of grain. But the word is particularly applied to substances reduced to fine particles for medicinal purposes. 2. A composition of saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal, mixed and granulated gun-powder. 3. Hair powder pulverized starch.
Pow'Der, To reduce to fine particles to comminute to pulverize to triturate to pound, grind or rub into fine particles.
1. To sprinkle with powder as, to powder the hair. 2. To sprinkle with salt to corn as meat.
Pow'Der, To come violently. Not in use.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [3]
Matthew 21:44 (b) Indicates the utter destruction (not annihilation or obliteration) of the one who presumes to stand up in defiance against God.
Luke 20:18 (a) By this figure the Lord is explaining to us the tragedy of being an enemy of Jesus Christ. Christ as the Lord of lords will crush every enemy and render him helpless and hopeless. He will not permit any of His enemies to escape the terrible punishment which He shall bring upon them when He rules over men with a rod of iron.
