Strong's Greek · G3639

ὄλεθρος

ólethros

destruction

Definition

a prolonged form); ruin, i.e. death, punishment

Derivation

from a primary (to destroy;

Appears 4 times in Scripture

1 Corinthians 5:5

hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

1 Timothy 6:9

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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