noun · feminine
katastrofas
Greekκαταστροφή (katastrofē)
Strong’sG2692
overthrow, destruction
stem katastrof-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< καταστρέφω), [in LXX: Jb 21:17, Pr 1:27 (אֵיד), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2692 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-as-trof-ay'
an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition; figuratively, apostasy
Fromfrom G2690;
King Jamesoverthrow, subverting.
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 | katastrofas | katastrofais |
| object accusative | katastrofan | katastrofain |
| direct address vocative | katastrofar | katastrofair |
| of, belonging to genitive | katastrofau | katastrofaiu |
| to, for dative | katastrofa2×καταστροφῇ | katastrofai |
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
katastrofa 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
katastrofa“ruin”to, fordative singular2×
2 Timothy 2:14“ruin”Houteim hupomimnēskasōr, diamarturerōtos enōpion tou kuriou, mē logomacharō, epi oudenem chrēsimem, epi katastrofa toiu akouarōtoiu.Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
2 Peter 2:6“extinction”kai politain Sodomeiu kai Gomorrau tefraratos katastrofa katakrinata, hupodeigmem mellarōteiu aseboi titharētos,if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;