ἀπολλύω apolluō · G0622
to destroy
ἀπ-όλλυμι and ἀπολλύω ; [in LXX for אָבַד, etc. (38 words in all)]. ; 1. Act., ; 1 to destroy utterly, destroy, kill: Mk 124, 922, al.; τ. ψνχήν, Mat.10:28, al.; 2 to lose utterly: Mat.10:42, al.; metaphorically, of failing to save, Jhn.6:39 18:9. ; 2. Mid., ; 1 to perish; (a) of things: Mat.5:29, Jhn.6:12, Heb.1:11 (LXX, al.; (b) of persons: Mat.8:26, al. Metaphorical, of loss of eternal life, Jhn.3:15-16 10:28 17:12, Rom.2:12, 1Co.8:11 15:18, 2Pe.3:9. In οἱ ἀπολλὺμενοι, the perishing, contrasted in 1Co.1:18, al., with οἱ σωζόμενοι, the "perfective" force of the verb, WH. " implies the completion of the process of destruction," is illustrated (see M, Pr., 114 f.; M, Th., ii, 2:10); 2 to be …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
Included with: ἀπόλλῡμι ; or ἀπολλύω []; the form is rejected by [], imperfect ἀπώλλυν[]future ἀπολέσω, Epic dialect ἀπολέσσω, Attic dialect ἀπολῶ, Ionic dialect ἀπολέω[]aorist ἀπώλεσα, Epic dialect ἀπόλεσσα: perfect ἀπολώλεκα:—frequently in tmesi in Epic dialect; preposition postponed in [] —stronger form of ὄλλυμι, destroy utterly, kill, in [] mostly of death in battle, ἀπώλεσε λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν[]; also of things, demolish, lay waste, ἀπώλεσεν Ἴλιον ἱρήν [], etc.; generally, βίοτον δ᾽ ἀπὸ πάμπαν …
Where it's used 94 times
Matthew 2:13 · Matthew 5:29 · Matthew 5:30 · Matthew 8:25 · Matthew 9:17 · Matthew 10:6 · Matthew 10:28 · Matthew 10:39 · Matthew 10:42 · Matthew 12:14 · Matthew 15:24 · Matthew 16:25 · Matthew 18:11 · Matthew 18:14 · Matthew 21:41 · Matthew 22:7 · Matthew 26:52 · Matthew 27:20 · Mark 1:24 · Mark 2:22 · Mark 3:6 · Mark 4:38 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 9:22 · Mark 9:41 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 12:9 · Luke 4:34 · Luke 5:37 · Luke 6:9 · Luke 8:24 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 9:25 · Luke 9:56 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 13:3 · Luke 13:5 · Luke 13:33 · Luke 15:4 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 15:9 · Luke 15:17 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:32 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:29 · Luke 17:33 · Luke 19:10 · Luke 19:47 · Luke 20:16 · Luke 21:18 · John 3:15 · John 3:16 · John 6:12 · John 6:27 · John 6:39 · John 10:10 · John 10:28 · John 11:50 … and 34 more
Source: TBESG G0622; TFLSJ G0622
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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