Strong's Lexicon apollumi: To destroy, to perish, to lose Original Word: ἀπόλλυμι Word Origin: From the preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and the base of ὄλλυμι (ollumi, meaning "to destroy" or "to lose"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - אָבַד (abad, Strong's H6): To perish, to destroy - שָׁמַד (shamad, Strong's H8045): To destroy, to annihilate Usage: The Greek verb ἀπόλλυμι (apollumi) is used in the New Testament to convey the idea of destruction, loss, or perishing. It can refer to physical destruction, the loss of life, or spiritual ruin. The term is often used in the context of eternal consequences, emphasizing the gravity of spiritual loss or separation from God. It can also imply the idea of being rendered useless or lost to a particular purpose. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of destruction or loss was often associated with both physical and existential dimensions. The term ἀπόλλυμι would have resonated with early Christian audiences familiar with the transient nature of life and the eternal implications of spiritual choices. The New Testament usage reflects a Jewish understanding of life and death, where spiritual perishing is seen as separation from God, the source of life. 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 NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apo and same as olethros Definition to destroy, destroy utterly NASB Translation bring (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.), b. of things; to be blotted out, to vanish away: ἡ εὐπρέπεια, James 1:11; the heavens, Hebrews 1:11 (from Psalm 101:27 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 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 Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:13 V-ANAGRK: παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό NAS: for the Child to destroy Him. KJV: seek the young child to destroy him. INT: child to destroy him Matthew 5:29 V-ASM-3S Matthew 5:30 V-ASM-3S Matthew 8:25 V-PIM-1P Matthew 9:17 V-PIM/P-3P Matthew 10:6 V-RPA-ANP Matthew 10:28 V-ANA Matthew 10:39 V-FIA-3S Matthew 10:39 V-APA-NMS Matthew 10:42 V-ASA-3S Matthew 12:14 V-ASA-3P Matthew 15:24 V-RPA-ANP Matthew 16:25 V-FIA-3S Matthew 16:25 V-ASA-3S Matthew 18:11 V-RPA-ANS Matthew 18:14 V-ASM-3S Matthew 21:41 V-FIA-3S Matthew 22:7 V-AIA-3S Matthew 26:52 V-FIM-3P Matthew 27:20 V-ASA-3P Mark 1:24 V-ANA Mark 2:22 V-PIM/P-3S Mark 3:6 V-ASA-3P Mark 4:38 V-PIM-1P Mark 8:35 V-FIA-3S Strong's Greek 622 |
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