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Strong's G2352 θραύω (thrauo)

Thrauo means “bruise” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2352 — chur (“hole”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2352
Language Greek
Linked Usages 23
Books 13

Strong's G2352 Quick Answer

Strong's G2352 θραύω (thrauo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. thrauo (thrau'-o) v. 1. to crush [a primary verb] It has 23 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include lord, into, god, earth, and every. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
thrauo (thrau'-o) v. 1. to crush [a primary verb]
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
lord, into, god, earth, and every

Meaning and Definition

thrauo (thrau'-o) v. 1. to crush [a primary verb] KJV: bruise Compare: G4486, G3089

Original Word
θραύω
Transliteration
thrauo
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2352. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to crush

Usage: θραύω [in LXX for 1,21 (Deu.28:33, Isa.42:4 58:6), etc. ;] to break in pieces, shatter; metaphorically, to break down: Luk.4:18 (LXX).† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

lord into god earth every against broken israel fear might set hand

How Strong's G2352 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2352 (θραύω) appears 22 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2352 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2352 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Luke 4:18 KJV

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Strong's G2352 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 15:6 Septuagint / Brenton

Thy right hand, O God, has been glorified in strength; Thy right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.

Numbers 17:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put on it fire from the altar, and put incense on it, and carry it away quickly into the camp, and make atonement for them; for wrath is gone forth from the presence of the Lord, it has begun to destroy the people.

Numbers 24:17 Septuagint / Brenton

I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: A star shall rise out of Jacob, A man shall spring out of Israel; And shall crush the princes of Moab, And shall spoil all the sons of Seth.

Strong's G2352 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 9:10 Septuagint / Brenton

Smite by the deceit of my lips the servant with the prince, and the prince with the servant: break down their stateliness by the hand of a woman.

Judith 13:14 Septuagint / Brenton

Then she said to them with a loud voice, Praise, praise God, praise God, I say, for he hath not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel, but hath destroyed our enemies by my hands this night.

2 Maccabees 9:11 Septuagint / Brenton

Here therefore, being plagued, he began to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge of himself by the scourge of God, his pain increasing every moment.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2352.

Exodus 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy right hand, O God, has been glorified in strength; Thy right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.
Numbers 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put on it fire from the altar, and put incense on it, and carry it away quickly into the camp, and make atonement for them; for wrath is gone forth from the presence of the Lord, it has begun to destroy the people.
Numbers 24:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will point to him, but not now; I bless him, but he draws not near: A star shall rise out of Jacob, A man shall spring out of Israel; And shall crush the princes of Moab, And shall spoil all the sons of Seth.
Deuteronomy 20:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear, O Israel; ye are going this day to battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint, fear not, neither be confounded, neither turn aside from their face.
Deuteronomy 28:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A nation which thou knowest not shall eat the produce of thy land, and all thy labors; and thou shalt be injured and crushed always.
1 Kingdoms 20:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second day of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined on mischief against him.
2 Kingdoms 12:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord smote the child, which the wife of Uriah the Hittite bore to David, and it was ill.
2 Chronicles 6:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy people Israel should be put to the worse before the enemy, if they should sin against thee, and then turn and confess to thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;
2 Chronicles 20:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Forasmuch as thou hast allied thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord has broken thy work, and thy vessels have been wrecked. And they could not go to Tarshish.
Isaiah 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore enter ye into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
having carried them into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
Isaiah 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
Isaiah 42:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall shine out, and shall not be discouraged, until he have set judgment on the earth: and in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Isaiah 58:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have not chosen such a fast, saith the Lord; but do thou loose every burden of iniquity, do thou untie the knots of hard bargains, set the bruised free, and cancel every unjust account.
Jeremiah 28:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The warrior of Babylon has failed to fight; they shall sit there in the siege; their power is broken; they are become like women; her tabernacles have been set on fire; her bars are broken.
Ezekiel 21:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, if they shall say to thee, Wherefore dost thou groan? that thou shalt say, For the report; because it comes: and every heart shall break, and all hands shall become feeble, and all flesh and every spirit shall faint, and all thighs shall be defiled with moisture: behold, it comes, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 21:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the weak ones be multiplied at every gate—they are given up to the slaughter of the sword: it is well fitted for slaughter, it is well fitted for glittering.
Luke 4:18 New Testament, KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Judith 9:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Smite by the deceit of my lips the servant with the prince, and the prince with the servant: break down their stateliness by the hand of a woman.
Judith 13:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then she said to them with a loud voice, Praise, praise God, praise God, I say, for he hath not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel, but hath destroyed our enemies by my hands this night.
2 Maccabees 9:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Here therefore, being plagued, he began to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge of himself by the scourge of God, his pain increasing every moment.
2 Maccabees 15:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Take this holy sword, a gift from God, with the which thou shalt wound the adversaries.
3 Maccabees 6:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When Sennacherib, the grievous king of the Assyrians, glorying in his countless hosts, had subdued the whole land with his spear, and was lifting himself against thy holy city, with boastings grievous to be endured, thou, O Lord, didst demolish him and didst show forth thy might to many nations.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2352, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2352 FAQ

What does thrauo (θραύω) mean?

Thrauo (Strong's G2352) is a Greek word most simply glossed "bruise". thrauo (thrau'-o) v. 1. to crush [a primary verb]

How many times is thrauo (θραύω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's G2352 across 13 books.

Where can I study thrauo (θραύω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2352 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate thrauo (θραύω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lord, into, god, earth, every, and against. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2352 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 17 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2352, with linked reader references where each row is available.