- Original: ἐδαφίζω - Transliteration: Edaphizo - Phonetic: ed-af-id'-zo - Definition: 1. to throw to the ground a. both of cities and buildings, to raze, level with the earth b. metaph. of men - Origin: from G1475 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1475 ; to raze: - lay even with the ground.