What does ἀπόλλυμι · αἰών mean in the Bible?
ἀπόλλυμι · αἰών is a Greek phrase meaning "to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively".
Greek · G622, G165
οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
To destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively · an age: age
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ἀπόλλυμιG622to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Pronunciationapóllymi
Open lexicon entry →αἰώνG165an age: age
Pronunciationaiṓn
An age or era; theologically, either the present evil age or the future eternal age to come.
Open lexicon entry →What does οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα (ou mē apolōntai eis ton aiōna) mean in the Bible?
ἀπόλλυμι · αἰών is a Greek phrase meaning "to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G622, G165?
G622, G165 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Source Gloss
to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms90TensesFuture, Aorist, Present, Perfect, ImperfectVoicesActive, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality40×
Future ActiveMatt 10:39 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 21:41 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 12:9 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 17:33 · Luke 20:16 · 1 Cor 1:1910×
Aorist MiddleJohn 17:12 · Acts 5:37 · Jas 1:11 · 2 Pet 3:6 · Rev 18:14 · 1 Cor 10:10 · 1 Cor 15:18 · Jude 1:118×
Future MiddleMatt 26:52 · Luke 5:37 · Rom 2:12 · Heb 1:11 · Luke 13:3 · Luke 13:5 · Acts 27:347×
Aorist ActiveMatt 22:7 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:29 · Jude 1:5 · Luke 15:9 · John 18:96×
Present MiddleMatt 8:25 · Mark 4:38 · Luke 8:24 · Luke 15:174×
Present PassiveMark 2:22 · 1 Cor 8:11 · Matt 9:173×
Present ActiveJohn 12:251×
Imperfect Passive1 Cor 10:91×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose22×
Aorist ActiveMatt 10:42 · Matt 16:25 · Mark 9:22 · Mark 9:41 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 17:33 · John 10:10 · Matt 12:14 · Matt 27:20 · Mark 3:6 · Mark 11:18 · John 6:39 · 2 John 1:814×
Aorist MiddleMatt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 18:14 · Luke 21:18 · John 3:16 · John 6:12 · John 11:50 · John 10:288×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract9×
Aorist ActiveMatt 2:13 · Matt 10:28 · Mark 1:24 · Luke 4:34 · Luke 6:9 · Luke 19:47 · Jas 4:127×
Aorist MiddleLuke 13:33 · 2 Pet 3:92×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality18×
Present Middle1 Cor 1:18 · 2 Cor 2:15 · 2 Cor 4:3 · 2 Thess 2:10 · John 6:27 · 2 Cor 4:9 · 1 Pet 1:77×
Perfect ActiveLuke 15:4 · Luke 15:6 · Luke 19:10 · Matt 10:6 · Matt 15:24 · Luke 15:24 · Luke 15:327×
Aorist ActiveMatt 10:39 · Luke 9:25 · Luke 15:43×
Aorist MiddleLuke 11:511×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present ActiveRom 14:151×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 87 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist47future17present16perfect6imperfect1
Voice
active46middle37passive4
Mood
indicative40subjunctive22participle16infinitive8imperative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:13ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 5:29ἀπόληταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:30ἀπόληταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 8:25ἀπολλύμεθαpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 9:17ἀπόλλυνταιpresent passive indicativeongoingMatthew 10:28ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 10:39ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 10:39ἀπολέσαςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 10:42ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 10:6ἀπολωλόταperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 12:14ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 15:24ἀπολωλόταperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 16:25ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 16:25ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 18:14ἀπόληταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 21:41ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:7ἀπώλεσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:52ἀπολοῦνταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 27:20ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 1:24ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 2:22ἀπόλλυταιpresent passive indicativeongoingMark 3:6ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 4:38ἀπολλύμεθαpresent middle indicativeongoingMark 8:35ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 8:35ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 9:22ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 9:41ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 11:18ἀπολέσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 12:9ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 4:34ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 5:37ἀπολοῦνταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 6:9ἀπολέσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 8:24ἀπολλύμεθαpresent middle indicativeongoingLuke 9:24ἀπολέσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 9:24ἀπολέσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 11:51ἀπολομένουaorist middle participleparticipleLuke 13:3ἀπολεῖσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:33ἀπολέσθαιaorist middle infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 13:5ἀπολεῖσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 15:17ἀπόλλυμαιpresent middle indicativeongoing+47 more occurrences
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
οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα is built from these roots: