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