Greek word study

ἀπώλειαapṓleia — destruction, ruin, loss

destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.

Translated in the King James as: damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste

Appears 18 times in Scripture

Origin: from a presumed derivative of G622 (ἀπόλλυμι);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 2×
Matt 7:13Matt 26:8
Mark — 1×
Mark 14:4
John — 1×
John 17:12
Acts — 1×
Acts 8:20
Romans — 1×
Rom 9:22
Philippians — 2×
Phil 1:28Phil 3:19
2 Thessalonians — 1×
2 Thess 2:3
1 Timothy — 1×
1 Tim 6:9
Hebrews — 1×
Heb 10:39
2 Peter — 5×
2 Pet 2:12 Pet 2:32 Pet 3:72 Pet 3:16+ 1 more in 2 Peter
Revelation — 2×
Rev 17:8Rev 17:11

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.