What does ὀλοθρεύω (olothreúō) mean in the Bible?
ὀλοθρεύω (olothreúō) is a Greek word meaning "to destroy".
Greek · G3645
ὀλοθρεύω
To destroy
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ὀλοθρεύωG3645
Pronunciationolothreúō
What does ὀλοθρεύω (olothreúō) mean in the Bible?
ὀλοθρεύω (olothreúō) is a Greek word meaning "to destroy".
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How does the BSB render G3645?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include destroyer (1).
Where does ὀλοθρεύω (olothreúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 11:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdestroyer1×Hebrews 11:28
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First aligned rowHebrews 11:28
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Hebrews1
Source forms
ὀλοθρεύων1xolothreuōnHebrews 11:28
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xHebrews 11:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to destroy
Source Gloss
to destroy
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ὄλεθρος), late (Alex.) form of ὄλεθρεύω ω (cf. MGr., ξολοθρεύω) [in LXX for כָּרַת, שָׁחַת hi., etc. ;] to destroy: Heb.11:28 (cf. ἐξ-ολοθρεύω). ὀλεθρεύω, see: ὀλοθρεύω ὀλοθρεύω (ὄλεθρος), late (Alex.) form of ὄλεθρεύω ω (cf. MGr., ξολοθρεύω) [in LXX for כָּרַת, שָׁחַת hi., etc. ;] to destroy: Heb.11:28 (cf. ἐξ-ολοθρεύω). ὀλεθρεύω, see: ὀλοθρεύω
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 11:28Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὀλοθρεύωνoloqreuwn
I destroy
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὀλοθρεύω is built from this root: