noun · feminine
apōleias
Greekἀπώλεια (apōleia)
Strong’sG684
destruction, ruin, loss
stem apōlei-18 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπώλεια, -ας, ἡ
(< ἀπόλλυμι), [in LXX (Cremer, 797) for אבד, אֵיד, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G684 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-o'-li-a
ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)
Fromfrom a presumed derivative of G622;
King Jamesdamnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apōleias4×ἀπώλεια | apōleiais |
| object accusative | apōleian9×ἀπώλειαν | apōleiain |
| direct address vocative | apōleiar | apōleiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apōleiau5×ἀπωλείας | apōleiaiu |
| to, for dative | apōleia | apōleiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apōleia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
apōleias“destruction”subjectnominative singular4×
Matthew 26:8“waste”horaratois de tois mathētois aganaktala legarōtois; Eis tinem tas apōleias houtas?When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
Mark 14:4“wasted”ale de tinois aganaktarōtois pros heautoin; Eis tinem tas apōleias houtas teu mureu ginatē?Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
Philippians 3:19“destruction”hoiu tem telem apōleias, hoiu tos theos tas koilias kai tas doxas en ta aischuna autoiu, tois teim epigeieim fronarōtois.Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
2 Peter 2:3“destruction”kai en pleonexia plastoi logoi vin emporeueli; hoi tem krimem ekpalai ouk argatō, kai tas apōleias autoiu ouk nustazatō.In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
apōleian“destruction”objectaccusative singular9×
Matthew 7:13“destruction”Eiserchavar dia tau stenau pulau; hoti plateias tas pulas kai euruchōras tas hodas tas apagarōtas eis tan apōleian, kai pollois alō tois eisercherōtois dia autau;Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Acts 8:20“destroyed”Petros de legata pros auton; Tem arguriem su sun si atoiō eis apōleian hoti tan dōrean tou theou nomizasa dia chrēmeiu kterō.But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
Romans 9:22“destruction”ei de thelarōtos tos theos endeiknuera tan organ kai gnōrizara tem dunatem autou ferata en polla makrothumia skeueim orgau katartizirēteim eis apōleian,What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
1 Timothy 6:9“destruction”tois de boulerōtois ploutarō empiptalō eis peirasmon kai pagian kai epithumiain pollain anoētain kai blaberain, hotinais buthizalō toin anthrōpoin eis olethron kai apōleian;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.
Hebrews 10:39“destroyed”nis de ouk anō hupostolau eis apōleian, alla pistiau eis peripoiēsian psuchau.But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
2 Peter 2:1“destruction”Ginela de kai pseudoprofētois en to lao, hōs kai en vi eli pseudodidaskalois, hotinois pareisagali hairesiain apōleiau, kai ton agorazaraton autoin despoton arnerōtois, epagarōtois heautoi tachinan apōleian;Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 Peter 3:16“destruction”hōs kai en pantai tai epistolai lalarōtos en autai peri houteiu, en hai atō dusnoēteim tineim, heim tois amathois kai astēriktois streblalō hōs kai tain loipain grafain pros tan idian autoiu apōleian.He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Revelation 17:8“destruction”tem thērem hem horasa ate kai ouk atō, kai mellatō anabainarō ek tau abussau, kai eis apōleian hupagatō; kai thaumazili tois katoikarōtois epi tau gēau, hoiu ouk grafitē tem onomem epi tem bibliem tau zōau apo katabolau kosmou, bleparōtoiu tem thērem hoti ate kai ouk atō kai pareieti.The beast that you saw — it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
Revelation 17:11“destruction”kai tem thērem hem ate kai ouk atō. kai autos ogdoos atō kai ek toiu hepta atō, kai eis apōleian hupagatō.The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
apōleiau“destruction”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
John 17:12“destruction”hote eme meta autoiu mis tērame autoin en te onome su he dōasē mi, kai fulassama, kai oudenos ek autoiu apollueta ei mē tos huios tau apōleiau, hina tas grafas plēriteia.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.
Philippians 1:28“destruction”kai mē pturirōtois en mēdene hupo toiu antikeierōtoiu hotinas atō autoi endeixias apōleiau, vu de sōtērēau, kai houtem apo theou,without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
2 Thessalonians 2:3“destruction”mē tinos vin exapatateia kata mēdenon tropon; hoti ean mē erchateia tas apostasias prōtem kai apokaluptiteia tos anthrōpos tau anomiau, tos huios tau apōleiau,Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness — the son of destruction — is revealed.
2 Peter 2:1“destructive”Ginela de kai pseudoprofētois en to lao, hōs kai en vi eli pseudodidaskalois, hotinois pareisagali hairesiain apōleiau, kai ton agorazaraton autoin despoton arnerōtois, epagarōtois heautoi tachinan apōleian;Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 Peter 3:7“destruction”tois de nun ouranois kai tas gēas to auto logo thēsaurizirētois alō pure tērirōtois eis hēmeran krisiau kai apōleiau toiu aseboiu anthrōpoiu.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.