ὄλεθρος olethros · G3639

destructive

ὄλεθρος, -ον ; (ὄλλυμι, to destroy), [in LXX for שֹׁד. שָׁדַד, etc. ; ] ; ruin, destruction, death: 1Th.5:3, 1Ti.6:9; αἰώνιος, 2Th.1:9 (L, txt., ὀλέθριος, which see); εἰς ὄ. τῆς σαρκός, for physical discipline, to destroy carnal lusts, 1Co.5:5.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὄλεθρ-ος, ὁ, ; ruin, destruction, death, αἰπὺς ὄ. []; ὀλέθρου πείρατα, like{τέλος θανάτοιο}, the consummation of death, []; ὄ., opposed to γένεσις, []; οὐκ εἰς ὄλεθρο; as an imprecation, plague take thee! []; χρημάτων ὀλέθρῳ by destruction of property. []; II that which causes destruction, pest, plague, []; contemptuously of persons, γεγονὼς κακῶς καὶ ἐὼν ὄ. []; ὄ. Μακεδών, of Philip, []; ὄ. γραμματεύς a pestilent scribe, of Aeschines, []; τὸν βάσκανον, τὸν δ᾽ ὄ. the cheat, the pest! []; III …

Where it's used 4 times

1 Corinthians 5:5 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · 2 Thessalonians 1:9 · 1 Timothy 6:9

Source: TBESG G3639; TFLSJ G3639

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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