Spoil

King James Dictionary

Spoil, L to pull asunder, to tear, to strip, to peel.

1. To plunder to strip by violence to rob with of as, to spoil one of his goods or possessions.

My sons their old unhappy sire despise, Spoild of his kingdom, and deprivd of eyes.

2. To seize by violence to take by force as, to spoil ones goods.

This mount with all his verdure spoild--

3. To corrupt to cause to decay and perish. Heat and moisture will soon spoil vegetable and animal substances. 4. To corrupt to vitiate to mar.

Spiritual pride spoils many graces.

5. To ruin to destroy. Our crops are sometimes spoiled by insects. 6. To render useless by injury as, to spoil paper by wetting it. 7. To injure fatally as, to spoil the eyes by reading.

Spoil

1. To practice plunder or robbery.

--Outlaws which, lurking in woods, used to break forth to rob and spoil.

2. To decay to lose the valuable qualities to be corrupted as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather. Grain will spoil, if gathered when wet or moist.

SPOIL, n. L.

1. That which is taken from others by violence particularly in war, the plunder taken from an enemy pillage booty. 2. That which is gained by strength or effort.

Each science and each art his spoil.

3. That which is taken from another without license.

Gentle gales fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole their balmy spoils.

4. The act or practice of plundering robbery waste.

The man that hath not music in himself, nor is not movd with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treason, stratagems and spoils.

5. Corruption cause of corruption.

Villainous company hath been the spoil of me.

6. The slough or cast skin of a serpent or other animal.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( v. t.) To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; - with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession.

(2): ( n.) The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.

(3): ( n.) Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; - commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils.

(4): ( n.) The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste.

(5): ( v. t.) To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar.

(6): ( n.) That which is gained by strength or effort.

(7): ( n.) Corruption; cause of corruption.

(8): ( v. t.) To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder.

(9): ( v. t.) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.

(10): ( v. i.) To practice plunder or robbery.

(11): ( v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.

(12): ( n.) That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.

Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types

(noun)

 Psalm 119:162 (a) The wonderful Word of GOD is full of rich treasures for the heart, the soul and the mind. The Psalmist felt like he was being greatly enriched as he found these precious jewels in the Scriptures. The Bible is not just a text book, but rather it is a storehouse of food, of jewels, or rich treasures of every kind, and as these are found by the reader, they bring joy to the soul and heart.

(NOUN)

 Song of Solomon 2:15 (a) The picture presented here represents those little sins, habits and conditions which are called "foxes," and which hinder the Christian from growing in grace and from bearing fruit for GOD.

 Matthew 12:29 (a) Our Lord gives in this parable the story of salvation or conversion. The strong man's house is the Devil's house, or the Devil's territory. The "goods" are the people who are ensnared and enslaved by Satan. The one who enters the house is the Lord Jesus Christ who alone is able to bind and to conquer Satan. He then takes those who have belonged to Satan and delivers them from Satan's power and sets them free. This operation is represented as the spoiling of his (Satan's). house. (See Mark 3:27).

 Colossians 2:8 (a) The thought presented by this type is that of ruining; the testimony and the godly life of a believer through the teaching of false doctrines, or of evil practices.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Booty taken in war, in which all the soldiers were permitted by David to share, whether actually engaged in battle or not,  1 Samuel 30:21-25 . A portion of what was thus gained was devoted to the Lord of hosts as early as the time of Abraham,  Genesis 14:20; and under the Mosaic legislation a definite rule for this purpose was established,  Numbers 31:26-47   1 Chronicles 26:27 .

Christ "spoiled" principalities and powers when by his atoning work he triumphed over Satan and his hosts, and deprived them of their power to injure his people,  Colossians 2:15 . Paul warns Christians not to permit human philosophy, tradition, etc., to "spoil" them, that is, to rob them of Scripture truths and spiritual blessings,  Colossians 2:8 . See Philosophy .

Morrish Bible Dictionary

The booty that was seized upon by an army when a city was taken. Except when forbidden by God, as in the case of Jericho, it was considered a lawful prize; and it was thus the Israelites suffered when their cities were captured by their enemies.  Deuteronomy 20:14;  2 Kings 21:14;  Isaiah 42:22; etc.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Deuteronomy 20:1

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(represented by many Heb. and several Gr. words in our version). (See Akrothinion); (See Booty).

The modern Arab nomads, or Bedawin, live in great part on the plunder of caravans or single travelers, and do not regard the trade of robbers as dishonorable (Arvieux, Descr. 3 , 220 sq.; Niebuhr, Bed. p. 382 sq.; Mayeux, Les Bedouins, Ou Arabes Du Desert [Par. 1816], 12, 3). This was the case with their ancestors the Ishmaelites, as well as the neighboring Chaldees ( Genesis 16:12;  Job 1:17). The same is related of Israelitish hordes in the times of the Judges ( Judges 9:25;  Judges 11:3; comp.  1 Chronicles 7:21), and many invasions by the Philistines, Amalekites, etc., were but attacks from bands of robbers (comp.  1 Samuel 23:1;  1 Samuel 27:8 sq.;  Judges 2:14;  Judges 2:16), such as are still frequent in the villages of Palestine. In the organized Jewish state open plundering was rare (yet see  Hosea 6:9;  Micah 2:8), and the figures of speech referring to it ( Proverbs 23:28) may be referred chiefly to neighboring countries. But after the Captivity, especially under the oppressive rule of the Romans, and in consequence of almost unceasing wars of which Nearer Asia was the scene, the bands of robbers, aided by the multitude of hiding places which the cavernous nature of the country afforded (see Josephus, Ant. 14, 15, 5; Heliot. Eth. 1 , 28 sq.), gained the upper hand in Palestine and in Trachonitis on its northeast border (Josephus, Ant. 15, 10, 1; 16, 9,1), so that Herod (ibid. 14, 9, 2; 15, 5; War, 1, 16, 4) and the procurators were compelled to send military force against them from time to time (Ant. 20, 6, 1), unless they preferred to tolerate them for tribute (ibid. 20, 11,1). Sometimes these officers even increased the number of the robbers by accepting bribes to release prisoners (ibid. 20, 9, 5) or dismissing them for other reasons (ibid. 20, 9, 3). The wilderness between Jerusalem and Jericho through which the highway led, and which, in great part, is a deep valley traversed by clefts and shut in with walls of cavernous sandstone (Berggren, Reis. 3, 100 sq.), was especially infested ( Luke 10:30 sq.; Jerome, in  Jeremiah 3:2; comp. Robinson, Bibl. Res. 2 , 509). During the investment of Jerusalem by the Romans the robbers played a prominent part in the doomed city. (See Theudas).

Some would find a reference to sea robbery or piracy in  Job 24:18 ( Koster, Erl Ut. D. Heil. Schr. p. 208 sq.), but without ground. (See Rob).