Lexicon
apollumi: To destroy, to perish, to lose
Original Word: ἀπόλλυμι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: apollumi
Pronunciation: ä-pŏl'-lü-mē
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ol'-loo-mee)
Definition: To destroy, to perish, to lose
Meaning: (a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.
From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively -- destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.
see GREEK apo
see GREEK olethros
HELPS Word-studies
622 apóllymi (from 575 /apó, "away from," which intensifies ollymi, "to destroy") – properly, fully destroy, cutting off entirely (note the force of the prefix, 575 /apó).
622 /apóllymi ("violently/completely perish") implies permanent (absolute) destruction, i.e. to cancel out (remove); "to die, with the implication of ruin and destruction" (L & N, 1, 23.106); cause to be lost (utterly perish) by experiencing a miserable end.
[This is also the meaning of 622 /apóllymi dating back to Homer (900 bc.]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
apo and same as
olethrosDefinitionto destroy, destroy utterly
NASB Translationbring (1), destroy (17), destroyed (9), dying (1), end (1), killed (1), lose (10), loses (7), lost (14), passed away (1), perish (14), perishable (1), perished (4), perishes (1), perishing (6), put to death (1), ruined (3).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 622: ἀπόλλυμιἀπόλλυμι and
ἀπολλύω ((
ἀπολλύει John 12:25 T Tr WH), imperative
ἀπόλλυε Romans 14:15 (cf.
Buttmann, 45 (39);
WH's Appendix, p. 168f)); future
ἀπολέσω and (
1 Corinthians 1:19 ἀπολῶ from a passage in the O. T., where often)
ἀπολῶ (cf.
Winers Grammar, 83 (80); (
Buttmann, 64 (56))); 1 aorist
ἀπώλεσα;
to destroy; middle, present
ἀπόλλυμαι; (imperfect 3 person plural
ἀπώλλυντο 1 Corinthians 10:9 T Tr WH); future
ἀπολοῦμαι; 2 aorist
ἀπωλόμην; (2 perfect active participle
ἀπολωλώς); (from
Homer down);
to perish.
1. to destroy i. e. to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to, ruin: Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34; Luke 17:27, 29; Jude 1:5; τήν σοφίαν render useless, cause its emptiness to be perceived, 1 Corinthians 1:19 (from the Sept. of Isaiah 29:14); to kill: Matthew 2:13; Matthew 12:14; Mark 9:22; Mark 11:18; John 10:10, etc.; contextually, to declare that one must be put to death: Matthew 27:20; metaphorically, to devote or give over to eternal misery: Matthew 10:28; James 4:12; contextually, by one's conduct to cause another to lose eternal salvation: Romans 14:15. Middle to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed;
a. of persons; (a). properly: Matthew 8:25; Luke 13:3, 5, 33; John 11:50; 2 Peter 3:6; Jude 1:11, etc.; ἀπόλλυμαι λιμῷ, Luke 15:17; ἐν μαχαρια, Matthew 26:52; καταβαλλόμενοι, ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι, 2 Corinthians 4:9. (b). tropically, to incur the loss of true or eternal life; to be delivered up to eternal misery: John 3:15 (R Lbr.), ; (it must be borne in mind, that according to John's conception eternal life begins on earth, just as soon as one becomes united to Christ by faith); Romans 2:12; 1 Corinthians 8:11; 1 Corinthians 15:18; 2 Peter 3:9. Hence, οἱ σῳζόμενοι they to whom it belongs to partake of salvation, and οἱ ἀπολλύμενοι those to whom it belongs to perish or to be consigned to eternal misery, are contrasted by Paul: 1 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 2:15; 2 Corinthians 4:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:10 (on these present participles, cf. Winers Grammar, 342 (321); Buttmann, 206 (178)). b. of things; to be blotted out, to vanish away: ἡ εὐπρέπεια, James 1:11; the heavens, Hebrews 1:11 (from Psalm 101:27 (); to perish — "of things which on being thrown away are decomposed, as μέλος τοῦ σώματος, Matthew 5:29f; remnants of bread, John 6:12; — or which perish in some other way, as βρῶσις, John 6:27; χρυσίον, 1 Peter 1:7; — or which are mined so that they can no longer subserve the use for which they were designed, as οἱ ἀσκοί: Matthew 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37. 2. to destroy i. e. to lose;
a. properly: Matthew 10:42; Mark 9:41 (τόν μισθόν αὐτοῦ); Luke 15:4, 8, 9; Luke 9:25; Luke 17:33; John 12:25; 2 John 1:8, etc.
b. metaphorically, Christ is said to lose anyone of his followers (whom the Father has drawn to discipleship) if such a one becomes wicked and fails of salvation: John 6:39, cf. John 18:9. Middle to be lost: θρίξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς, Luke 21:18; θρίξ ἀπό τῆς κεφαλῆς, Acts 27:34 (Rec. πεσεῖται); τά λαμπρά ἀπώλετο ἀπό σου, Revelation 18:14 (Rec. ἀπῆλθε). Used of sheep, straying from the flock: properly, Luke 15:4 (τό ἀπολωλός, in Matthew 18:12 τό πλανώμενον). Metaphorically, in accordance with the O. T. comparison of the people of Israel to a flock (Jeremiah 27:6 (); Ezekiel 34:4, 16), the Jews, neglected by their religious teachers, left to themselves and thereby in danger of losing eternal salvation, wandering about as it were without guidance, are called τά πρόβατα τά ἀπολωλότα τοῦ οἴκου Ἰσραήλ: Matthew 10:6; Matthew 15:24 (Isaiah 53:6; 1 Peter 2:25); and Christ, reclaiming them from wickedness, is likened to a shepherd and is said ζητεῖν καί σῴζειν τό ἀπολωλός: Luke 19:10; Matthew 18:11 Rec. (Compare: συναπόλλυμι.)
Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and the base of ὄλλυμι (ollymi, meaning "to destroy" or "to lose").Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek ἀπόλλυμι corresponds to several Hebrew terms that convey similar meanings of destruction or loss, including:
• אָבַד (abad, Strong's Hebrew 6): Often translated as "to perish" or "to destroy."
• שָׁמַד (shamad, Strong's Hebrew 8045): Meaning "to destroy" or "to annihilate."
• חָרַם (charam, Strong's Hebrew 2763): Meaning "to devote to destruction" or "to exterminate."
These Hebrew terms, like ἀπόλλυμι, are used in contexts of divine judgment, warfare, and the consequences of disobedience to God.
Usage: The verb ἀπόλλυμι is used in various contexts in the New Testament, often to describe the loss of life, the destruction of objects, or the spiritual perishing of souls. It appears in both active and passive forms, indicating either the act of causing destruction or the state of being destroyed.
Context: ἀπόλλυμι is a significant term in the New Testament, reflecting themes of judgment, salvation, and the eternal consequences of sin. It is used in passages that discuss the fate of the unrighteous, the loss of material possessions, and the spiritual condition of individuals.
• Physical Destruction: In Matthew 2:13, the term is used when Herod seeks to destroy the child Jesus: "Get up! 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."
• Spiritual Perishing: In John 3:16, the term is used to contrast eternal life with perishing: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
• Loss and Recovery: In the parables, such as the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4-7), ἀπόλλυμι describes the state of being lost and the joy of recovery: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?"
• Eternal Consequences: The term is also used in eschatological contexts, such as in 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."
Theologically, ἀπόλλυμι underscores the gravity of sin and the necessity of salvation through Christ. It serves as a reminder of the temporal and eternal stakes involved in the human condition and the divine offer of redemption.
Forms and Transliterations
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