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Lexicon :: Strong's G684 - apōleia

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ἀπώλεια
Transliteration
apōleia (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-o'-li-a
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of ἀπόλλυμι (G622)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:396,67

Strong’s Definitions

ἀπώλεια apṓleia, ap-o'-li-a; from a presumed derivative of G622; ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal):—damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G684 in the following manner: perdition (8x), destruction (5x), waste (2x), damnable (1x), to die (with G1519) (1x), perish (with G1498) (with G1519) (1x), pernicious (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G684 in the following manner: perdition (8x), destruction (5x), waste (2x), damnable (1x), to die (with G1519) (1x), perish (with G1498) (with G1519) (1x), pernicious (1x).

  1. destroying, utter destruction

    1. of vessels

  2. a perishing, ruin, destruction

    1. of money

    2. the destruction which consists of eternal misery in hell

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπώλεια apṓleia, ap-o'-li-a; from a presumed derivative of G622; ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal):—damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste.
STRONGS G684:
ἀπώλεια, -ας, 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: τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σύν σοι εἴη εἰς ἀπ., let thy money perish with thee, Acts 8:20; βυθίζειν τινὰ εἰς ὄλεθρον κ. 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 υἱὸς 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 κ. ἀπωλείας τῶν ἀσεβῶν, 2 Peter 3:7. (In secular authors from Polybius as above [but see Aristotle, probl. 17, 3, 2, vol. ii., p. 916a, 26; 29, 14, 10 ibid. 952b, 26; Nicom. eth. 4, 1 ibid. 1120a, 2, etc.]; often in the Sept. and O. T. Apocrypha.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G684 matches the Greek ἀπώλεια (apōleia),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:13 - “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell[fn] is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:8 - The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:4 - Some of those at the table were indignant. “Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:12 - During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me.[fn] I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:20 - But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:22 - In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:28 - Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:19 - They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:3 - Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness[fn] is revealed—the one who brings destruction.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:39 - But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:1 - But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:3 - In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:7 - And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:16 - speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8 - The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit[fn] and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:11 - “The scarlet beast that was, but is no longer, is the eighth king. He is like the other seven, and he, too, is headed for destruction.
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