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ἀπώλεια apōleia · G0684

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destruction

ἀπώλεια, -ας, ἡ; (ἀπόλλυμι), [in LXX (Cremer, 797) for אָבַד, אֵיד, etc. ; ] ; destruction, waste, loss, perishing (in π., of money, see MM, see word): Mat.26:8, Mrk.14:4, Act.8:20, Rom.9:22, 1Ti.6:9, 2Pe.2:1; in special sense of the loss of eternal life, perdition, the antithesis of σωτηρία: Mat.7:13, Jhn.17:12, Php.1:28 3:19, 2Th.2:3, Heb.10:39, 2Pe.2:3 3:7 3:16, Rev.17:8, 11 (DB, iii, 744).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀπώλεια, ἡ, ; destruction, []; II loss, []; opposed to τήρησις, []; τῶν χρόνων ἀ.[]; II.2 perdition, []; II.3 thing lost, []

Where it's used 19 times

Matthew 7:13 · Matthew 26:8 · Mark 14:4 · John 17:12 · Acts 8:20 · Acts 25:16 · Romans 9:22 · Philippians 1:28 · Philippians 3:19 · 2 Thessalonians 2:3 · 1 Timothy 6:9 · Hebrews 10:39 · 2 Peter 2:1 · 2 Peter 2:3 · 2 Peter 3:7 · 2 Peter 3:16 · Revelation 17:8 · Revelation 17:11 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G0684; TFLSJ G0684

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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