to wipe off the face of the earth, to obliterate, to destroy completely
köken: Literally, “to sweep/wipe from the face of the earth.” A calque of the Ancient Greek ἐξαλείψω... ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς (exaleípsō... apò prosṓpou tês gês) found in the Old Georgian translation of the Bible, specifically Genesis 6:7 and 7:4.