lay waste

: , , , .† to desolate, lay waste Mt 12:25 Lk 11:17 Re 17:16 18:16 19

verwoest, woest, geworden

(a) I make desolate, bring to desolation, destroy, waste, (b) of a person: I strip, rob.

to lay waste

to lay waste (literally or figuratively)

(bring to, make) desolate(-ion), come to nought

ἐρημόω, -ῶ (ἔρημος), [in LXX for חָרַב hi., שָׁמֵם ni., etc. ;] to desolate, lay waste: Mat.12:25, Luk.11:17, Rev.17:16 18:16, 19.† (AS)