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καταστροφή

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
καταστροφή, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
katastrophē
Simplified transliteration: 
katastrophe
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2692
GK Number: 
2953
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
ruin, destruction
Definition: 
an overthrow, destruction, 2 Pet. 2:6; met. overthrow of right principle or faith, utter detriment, perversion, 2 Tim. 2:14*

Greek-English Concordance for καταστροφή

2 Timothy 2:14 Remind them of these things, solemnly charging them before God not to continue fighting about words, which results in nothing beneficial but only in the ruin (katastrophē | καταστροφῇ | dat sg fem) of those listening.
2 Peter 2:6 if by reducing the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction (katastrophē | καταστροφῇ | dat sg fem), making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly,