ἀπώλεια (apōleia) means “destruction” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ap-o'-li-a Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀπώλεια · apōleia · destruction
ἀπώλεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀπόλλυμι), [in LXX (Cremer, 797) for אָבַד, אֵיד, etc. ;] destruction, waste, loss, perishing (in π., of money, see MM, see word): Mat.26:8, Mrk.14:4, Act.8:20, Rom.9:22, 1Ti.6:9, 2Pe.2:1; in special sense of the loss of eternal life, perdition, the antithesis of σωτηρία: Mat.7:13, Jhn.17:12, Php.1:28 3:19, 2Th.2:3, Heb.10:39, 2Pe.2:3 3:7 3:16, Rev.17:8, 11 (DB, iii, 744).† (AS)
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destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| destruction | 11 |
| of destruction | 2 |
| waste | 2 |
| are destroyed | 1 |
| destructive | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| destruction | 5 |
| perdition | 5 |
| of perdition | 3 |
| waste | 2 |
| damnable | 1 |
| damnation | 1 |
| die | 1 |
| pernicious ways | 1 |
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Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Read word by wordWhen the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
Read word by wordSome of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
Read word by wordWhile 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.
Read word by wordBut Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
Read word by wordWhat if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
Read word by wordwithout 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.
Read word by wordTheir end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
Read word by wordLet 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.
Read word by wordThose 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.
Read word by wordBut we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
Read word by wordNow 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.
Read word by wordIn 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordHe 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.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordThe beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
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