Strong's Greek · G622

ἀπόλλυμι

apóllymi

destroy, die, lose, mar, perish

Definition

to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively

Derivation

from G575 (ἀπό) and the base of G3639 (ὄλεθρος);

Appears 90 times in Scripture

Matthew 15:24

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Matthew 8:25

The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

Matthew 5:30

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

Matthew 10:28

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

Matthew 10:42

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

Matthew 2:13

When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

Matthew 10:39

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Matthew 5:29

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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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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