Lexicon olethros: Destruction, ruin Original Word: ὄλεθρος Strong's Exhaustive Concordance destruction. From a primary ollumi (to destroy; a prolonged form); ruin, i.e. Death, punishment -- destruction. HELPS Word-studies 3639 ólethros (from ollymi/"destroy") – properly, ruination with its full, destructive results (LS). 3639 /ólethros ("ruination") however does not imply "extinction" (annihilation). Rather it emphasizes the consequent loss that goes with the complete "undoing." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ollumi (to destroy) Definition destruction, death NASB Translation destroyed (1), destruction (3), ruin (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3639: ὀλέθριοςὀλέθριος, ὀλέθριον (in secular authors also of three term., as in Wis. 18:15) (ὄλεθρος), from (Homer), Herodotus down, destructive, deadly: δίκην, 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Lachmann text STRONGS NT 3639: ὄλεθροςὄλεθρος, ὄλεθρον (ὄλλυμι to destroy (perhaps (ὀλνυμι) allied to Latinvulnus)), from Homer down, rain, destruction, death: 1 Thessalonians 5:3; 1 Timothy 6:9; εἰς ὄλεθρον τῆς σαρκός, for the destruction of the flesh, said of the external ills and troubles by which the lusts of the flesh are subdued and destroyed, 1 Corinthians 5:5 (see παραδίδωμι, 2); equivalent to the loss of a life of blessedness after death, future misery, αἰώνιος (as 4 Macc. 10:15): 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (where L text ὀλέθριον, which see), cf. Wis. 1:12. STRONGS NT 3639a: ὀλιγοπιστίαὀλιγοπιστία, ὀλιγοπιστιας, ἡ, littleness of faith, little faith: Matthew 17:20 L T Tr WH, for R G ἀπιστία. (Several times in ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings.) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of destruction in the Old Testament is often conveyed by words such as שָׁמַד (shamad, Strong's H8045) and אָבַד (abad, Strong's H6), both of which carry similar connotations of ruin and annihilation. These Hebrew terms are used to describe both physical destruction and the consequences of divine judgment, paralleling the New Testament usage of ὄλεθρος. Usage: The word ὄλεθρος is used in the New Testament to describe both physical and spiritual destruction. It often implies a divine judgment or consequence resulting in total ruin. Context: The Greek term ὄλεθρος appears in several key New Testament passages, each highlighting the severity and finality of divine judgment. In 1 Corinthians 5:5, Paul instructs the church to deliver a sinful man to Satan for the "destruction of the flesh," so that his spirit may be saved. This usage underscores the concept of ὄλεθρος as a means to an end, where physical destruction serves a redemptive purpose. Englishman's Concordance 1 Corinthians 5:5 N-AMSGRK: Σατανᾷ εἰς ὄλεθρον τῆς σαρκός NAS: to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, KJV: for the destruction of the flesh, INT: to Satan for destruction of the flesh 1 Thessalonians 5:3 N-NMS 2 Thessalonians 1:9 N-AMS 1 Timothy 6:9 N-AMS Strong's Greek 3639 |