GreekG2851Noun (Feminine)
κόλασις
kolasis
“punishment”
2Occurrences
G2851Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
penal infliction
from G2849 (κολάζω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
correction, penalty, punishment.
Synonyms
τιμωρία, requital. Arist. distinguishes between κ . as that which, being disciplinary, has reference to the sufferer, and as that which, being penal, has reference to the satisfaction of him who inflicts (see Thayer, κ., and cf. Tr., Syn., § vii). But in late Gk. especially, the distinction is not always maintained (see reff. in Thayer)
LXX: (מִכְשׁוֹל), λαμβάνειν τὴν κ. (כָּלַם ni.), *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
κόλασις appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 John
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
1 John 4:18BSB
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
Matthew 25:46BSB
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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