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ὄλεθρος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὄλεθρος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
olethros
Simplified transliteration: 
olethros
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3639
GK Number: 
3897
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
destruction, ruin
Definition: 
perdition, destruction, 1 Cor. 5:5, 1 Thess. 5:3; 2 Thess. 1:9; 1 Tim. 6:9*

Greek-English Concordance for ὄλεθρος

1 Corinthians 5:5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction (olethron | ὄλεθρον | acc sg masc) of the flesh, so that the spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:3 When they are saying, “Peace and security,” it is then that sudden destruction (olethros | ὄλεθρος | nom sg masc) will come upon them, like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.
2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will experience the punishment of eternal destruction (olethron | ὄλεθρον | acc sg masc), away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power
1 Timothy 6:9 But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful passions that plunge the people into ruin (olethron | ὄλεθρον | acc sg masc) and destruction.