ἀπόλλυμι

apóllymi · Greek · Strong's G622 · 90 occurrences

The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “destroy”

What it means

to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively

from G575 (ἀπό) and the base of G3639 (ὄλεθρος);

How the KJV renders it

destroy, die, lose, mar, perish

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“destroy”

also renders phtheírō (G5351), exolothreúō (G1842), kathairéō (G2507), phthorá (G5356), porthéō (G4199), olothreúō (G3645), katalýō (G2647), lýō (G3089), katargéō (G2673), diaphtheírō (G1311), ʼâbad (H6), ʼăbad (H7), bâlaʻ (H1104), gârar (H1641), dâbar (H1696), dâmâh (H1820), hârag (H2026), chăbal (H2255), chârab (H2717), chărab (H2718), châram (H2763), mᵉgar (H4049), nâqaph (H5362), nâsham (H5395), nâthats (H5422), çâphâh (H5595), çᵉthar (H5642), tsâdâh (H6658), tsâmath (H6789), qûwr (H6979), rûwaʻ (H7321), shâbar (H7665), shâdad (H7703), shôwʼ (H7722), shâkôl (H7921)

“perish”

also renders aphanízō (G853), phthorá (G5356), diaphtheírō (G1311), ʼăbad (H7), ʼôbêd (H8), çâphâh (H5595), ʻâbar (H5674), pâraʻ (H6544)

“die”

also renders apothnḗskō (G599), apṓleia (G684), teleutáō (G5053), thnḗskō (G2348), mâveth (H4194), tᵉmûwthâh (H8546)

“lose”

also renders zēmióō (G2210), ʼâbad (H6)

“mar”

also renders kâʼab (H3510), nâthâç (H5420)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

90 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:18 · V-PEP-DPM

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:19 · V-FAI-1S

For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”

1 Corinthians 8:11 · V-PPI-3S

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

1 Corinthians 10:9 · V-IMI-3P

Let’s not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.

1 Corinthians 10:10 · V-2AMI-3P

Don’t grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 15:18 · V-2AMI-3P

Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

1 Peter 1:7 V-PMP-GSN2 Corinthians 2:15 V-PEP-DPM2 Corinthians 4:3 V-PEP-DPM2 Corinthians 4:9 V-PEP-NPM2 John 1:8 V-AAS-2P2 Peter 3:6 V-2AMI-3S2 Peter 3:9 V-2AMN2 Thessalonians 2:10 V-PEP-DPMActs 5:37 V-2AMI-3SActs 27:34 V-2FMI-3SHebrews 1:11 V-FMI-3PJames 1:11 V-2AMI-3SJames 4:12 V-AANJohn 3:16 V-2AMS-3SJohn 6:12 V-2AMS-3SJohn 6:27 V-PMP-ASFJohn 6:39 V-AAS-1SJohn 10:10 V-AAS-3SJohn 10:28 V-2AMS-3PJohn 11:50 V-2AMS-3SJohn 12:25 V-PAI-3SJohn 17:12 V-2AMI-3SJohn 18:9 V-AAI-1SJude 1:5 V-AAI-3SJude 1:11 V-2AMI-3PLuke 4:34 V-AANLuke 5:37 V-FMI-3PLuke 6:9 V-AANLuke 8:24 V-PMI-1PLuke 9:24 V-AAS-3SLuke 9:25 V-AAP-NSMLuke 11:51 V-2AMP-GSMLuke 13:3 V-FMI-2PLuke 13:5 V-FMI-2PLuke 13:33 V-2AMNLuke 15:4 V-2RAP-ASNLuke 15:6 V-2RAP-ASNLuke 15:8 V-AAS-3SLuke 15:9 V-AAI-1SLuke 15:17 V-PMI-1SLuke 15:24 V-2RAP-NSMLuke 15:32 V-2RAP-NSMLuke 17:27 V-AAI-3SLuke 17:29 V-AAI-3SLuke 17:33 V-FAI-3SLuke 19:10 V-2RAP-ASNLuke 19:47 V-AANLuke 20:16 V-FAI-3SLuke 21:18 V-2AMS-3SMatthew 2:13 V-AANMatthew 5:29 V-2AMS-3SMatthew 5:30 V-2AMS-3SMatthew 8:25 V-PMI-1PMatthew 9:17 V-PPI-3P

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