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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g622 Greek: apollumi

Perish:

"to destroy," signifies, in the Middle Voice, "to perish," and is thus used

(a) of things, e.g., Mat 5:29, 30; Luk 5:37; Act 27:34, RV, "perish" (in some texts pipto, "to fall," as AV); Hbr 1:11; 2Pe 3:6; Rev 18:14 (2nd part), RV, "perished" (in some texts aperchomai, "to depart," as AV);

(b) of persons, e.g., Mat 8:25; Jhn 3:15, 16; 10:28; 17:12, RV, "perished" (AV, "is lost"); Rom 2:12; 1Cr 1:18, lit., "the perishing," where the perfective force of the verb implies the completion of the process of destruction (Moulton, Proleg., p. 114); 1Cr 8:11; 15:18; 2Pe 3:9; Jud 1:11. For the meaning of the word see DESTROY, No. 1.

2 Strong's Number: g4881 Greek: sunapollumi

Perish:

in the Middle Voice, denotes "to perish together" (sun, "with," and No. 1), Hbr 11:31.

3 Strong's Number: g599 Greek: apothnesko

Perish:

"to die;" in Mat 8:32 "perished."
See DIE, No. 2.

4 Strong's Number: g853 Greek: aphanizo

Perish:

"to make unseen" (a, negative, phaino, "to cause to appear"), in the Passive Voice, is translated "perish" in Act 13:41 (RV, marg., "vanish away").
See DISFIGURE.

5 Strong's Number: g1311 Greek: diaphtheiro

Perish:

"to corrupt," is rendered "perish" in 2Cr 4:16, AV (RV, "is decaying").
See CORRUPT, No. 3, DECAY.

Notes:

(1) In Act 8:20, "(thy money) perish" is a translation of a phrase, lit, "be unto destruction," apoleia; see DESTRUCTION, B, (II), No. 1.

(2) In Col 2:22, "to perish" is a translation of the phrase eis pthoran, lit., "unto corruption;" see CORRUPT, B, No. 1.

(3) For "shall utterly perish," in 2Pe 2:12, AV, see CORRUPT, B, No. 1 (b).

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