on. upon. Greek. epi. App-104.
grind him to powder. Supposed to mean winnow or scatter as dust. But in. Papyrus (Fayyum, second or third cent, A.D.) it is used for ruining. thing in some way. This supplies the contrast here. Occurs else where only in Luke 20:18. Septuagint (Theodotion) for utter destruction, in Daniel 2:44. Compare Job 27:21.