Strong's Lexicon apóleia: Destruction, ruin, loss, perdition Original Word: ἀπώλεια Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi), meaning "to destroy" or "to perish." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6 (אֲבַדּוֹן, 'abaddon): Often translated as "destruction" or "perdition," used in contexts such as Job 26:6 and Proverbs 15:11. - H11 (אָבַד, 'abad): Meaning "to perish" or "to destroy," found in passages like Psalm 9:5 and Isaiah 60:12. Usage: The term "apóleia" is used in the New Testament to denote a state of destruction or ruin, often with a focus on eternal or spiritual loss. It can refer to both physical destruction and the ultimate spiritual ruin of a soul. In a theological context, it is frequently associated with the consequences of sin and the final judgment of the wicked. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of destruction or ruin was not only physical but also moral and spiritual. The New Testament writers, influenced by Jewish eschatological thought, used "apóleia" to convey the severe consequences of rejecting God's salvation through Jesus Christ. This term underscores the gravity of eternal separation from God, a theme prevalent in early Christian teachings. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 684 apṓleia (from 622 /apóllymi, "cut off") – destruction, causing someone (something) to be completely severed – cut off (entirely) from what could or should have been. (Note the force of the prefix, apo.) See 622 (apollymi). 684 /apṓleia ("perdition") does not imply "annihilation" (see the meaning of the root-verb, 622 /apóllymi, "cut off") but instead "loss of well-being" rather than being (Vine's Expository Dictionary, 165; cf. Jn 11:50; Ac 5:37; 1 Cor 10:9-10; Jude 11). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apollumi Definition destruction, loss NASB Translation destruction (13), destructive (1), perdition (1), perish (1), waste (1), wasted (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 684: ἀπώλειαἀπώλεια, ἀπωλείας, ἡ (from ἀπόλλυμι, which see); 1. actively, a destroying, utter destruction: as, of vessels, Romans 9:22; τοῦ μύρου, waste, Mark 14:4 (in Matthew 26:8 without a genitive) (in Polybius 6, 59, 5 consumption, opposed to τήρησις); the putting of a man to death, Acts 25:16 Rec.; by metonymy, a destructive thing or opinion: in plural 2 Peter 2:2 Rec.; but the correct reading ἀσελγείαις was long ago adopted here. 2. passively, a perishing, ruin, destruction; a. in general: τό ἀργύριον σου σύν σοι εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, let thy money perish with thee, Acts 8:20; βυρθίζειν τινα εἰς ὄλεθρον καί ἀπώλειαν, with the included idea of misery, 1 Timothy 6:9; αἱρέσεις ἀπωλείας destructive opinions, 2 Peter 2:1; ἐπάγειν ἑαυτοῖς ἀπώλειαν, ibid. cf. 2 Peter 2:3. b. in particular, the destruction which consists in the loss of eternal life, eternal misery, perdition, the lot of those excluded from the kingdom of God: Revelation 17:8, 11, cf. Revelation 19:20; Philippians 3:19; 2 Peter 3:16; opposed to ἡ περιποίησις τῆς ψυχῆς, Hebrews 10:39; to ἡ ζωή, Matthew 7:13; to σωτηρία, Philippians 1:28. ὁ υἱός τῆς ἀπωλείας, a man doomed to eternal misery (a Hebraism, see υἱός, 2): 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (of Antichrist); John 17:12 (of Judas, the traitor); ἡμέρα κρίσεως καί ἀπωλείας τῶν ἀσεβῶν, 2 Peter 3:7. (In secular authors from Polybius as above (but see Aristotle, probl. 17, 3, 2, vol. ii., p. 916{a}, 26; 29, 14, 10 ibid. 952^b, 26; Nicom. eth. 4, 1 ibid. 1120{a}, 2, etc.); often in the Sept. and O. T. Apocrypha.) From a presumed derivative of apollumi; ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal) -- damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste. see GREEK apollumi Englishman's Concordance Matthew 7:13 N-AFSGRK: εἰς τὴν ἀπώλειαν καὶ πολλοί NAS: that leads to destruction, and there KJV: that leadeth to destruction, and many INT: to destruction and many Matthew 26:8 N-NFS Mark 14:4 N-NFS John 17:12 N-GFS Acts 8:20 N-AFS Romans 9:22 N-AFS Philippians 1:28 N-GFS Philippians 3:19 N-NFS 2 Thessalonians 2:3 N-GFS 1 Timothy 6:9 N-AFS Hebrews 10:39 N-AFS 2 Peter 2:1 N-GFS 2 Peter 2:1 N-AFS 2 Peter 2:3 N-NFS 2 Peter 3:7 N-GFS 2 Peter 3:16 N-AFS Revelation 17:8 N-AFS Revelation 17:11 N-AFS Strong's Greek 684 |
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