Greek · Strong's G622 · Verb

ἀπολλύω

apolluō

to destroy

94times used

87verses

16books

How it's translated

to destroy8
may perish7
having been lost5
will perish4
perishing4
already perishing3
they may destroy3
he will destroy3

Definition

ἀπ-όλλυμι and ἀπολλύω

[in LXX for אָבַד, etc. (38 words in all)].

1. Act.,

1 to destroy utterly, destroy, kill: Mk 124, 922, al.; τ. ψνχήν, Mat.10:28, al.;

2 to lose utterly: Mat.10:42, al.; metaphorically, of failing to save, Jhn.6:39 18:9.

2. Mid.,

1 to perish;

(a) of things: Mat.5:29, Jhn.6:12, Heb.1:11 (LXX, al.;

(b) of persons: Mat.8:26, al. Metaphorical, of loss of eternal life, Jhn.3:15-16 10:28 17:12, Rom.2:12, 1Co.8:11 15:18, 2Pe.3:9. In οἱ ἀπολλὺμενοι, the perishing, contrasted in 1Co.1:18, al…

Where it appears

Luke25
Matthew18
John11
Mark9
1 Corinthians6
2 Corinthians3
Acts2
Romans2
James2
2 Peter2

…and 6 more books.

Every verse

Page 1 of 3

English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.