What does ὄλεθρος · ἀπώλεια mean in the Bible?
ὄλεθρος · ἀπώλεια is a Greek phrase meaning "ruin and destruction".
Greek · G3639, G684
ὄλεθρον καὶ ἀπώλειαν
Destructive · ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)
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ὄλεθροςG3639destructive
Pronunciationólethros
Complete ruin or destruction, often with eschatological sense of final judgment and eternal separation from God.
Open lexicon entry →ἀπώλειαG684ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)
Pronunciationapṓleia
Open lexicon entry →What does ὄλεθρον καὶ ἀπώλειαν (olethron kai apōleian) mean in the Bible?
ὄλεθρος · ἀπώλεια is a Greek phrase meaning "ruin and destruction".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3639, G684?
G3639, G684 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. ruin and destruction
Source Gloss
ruin and destruction
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Thess 5:31×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 5:5 · 2 Thess 1:9 · 1 Tim 6:93×