Log inStart 7-Day Trial
GreekG0684Noun (Feminine)

ἀπώλεια

apōleia

18Occurrences
G0684Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)

from a presumed derivative of G622 (ἀπόλλυμι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
destruction, waste, loss, perishing (in π., of money, see MM, ): ,; in special sense of the loss of eternal life, perdition, the antithesis of σωτηρία: .
LXX: for אָבַד, אֵיד, etc.

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow
Try Lumenology for Free

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἀπώλεια appears 18 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
4
Acts
2
Matthew
2
Philippians
2
Revelation
2
1 Timothy
1
2 Thessalonians
1
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 6:9BSB

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

2 Peter 3:7BSB

And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Acts 25:16BSB

I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

John 17:12BSB

While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

Mark 14:4BSB

Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.