noun · masculine

olethros

Greekὄλεθρος (olethros)

Strong’sG3639

ruin, doom, destruction

stem olethr-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

destruction3×ruin1×

What it means

ὄλεθρος, -ον

(< ὄλλυμι, to destroy), [in LXX for שֹׁד, שָׁדַד, etc.;]

ruin, destruction, death: I Th 5:3, I Ti 6:9; αἰώνιος, II Th 1:9 (L, txt., ὀλέθριος, q.v.); εἰς ὄ. τῆς σαρκός, for physical discipline, to destroy carnal lusts, I Co 5:5.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3639 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidol'-eth-ros

a prolonged form); ruin, i.e. death, punishment

Fromfrom a primary ὄλλυμι (to destroy;

King Jamesdestruction.

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	olethros1×ὄλεθρος	olethrois
object accusative	olethron3×ὄλεθρον	olethroin
direct address vocative	olethror	olethroir
of, belonging to genitive	olethrou	olethroiu
to, for dative	olethro	olethroi

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

olethrstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

olethro 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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

olethros“destruction”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Thessalonians 5:3“destruction”hotan legaleiō; Eirēnas kai asfaleias, tote aifnidios autoi efistanetō olethros hōsper tas ōdinas ta en gastēra echarōta, kai ouk mē ekfeugaleia.While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

olethron“destruction”objectaccusative singular3×

1 Corinthians 5:5“destruction”paradōara ton toiouton to Satanao eis olethron tau sarxau, hina tem pneumem sōziteia en ta hēmera tou kuriou.hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 1:9“destruction”hotinois dikan tinali olethron aiōnion apo prosōpeu tou kuriou kai apo tau doxau tau ischuau autou,They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

1 Timothy 6:9“ruin”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.