Strong's G684 · Greek
ἀπώλεια
apoleia · /ap-o'-li-a/
Definition
from a presumed derivative of 622; ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal):--damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste.
KJV: damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste
Root / derivation: from a presumed derivative of 622
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἀπώλεια across 18 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew2 verses
Philippians2 verses
2 Thessalonians1 verse
Hebrews1 verse
2 Peter5 verses
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. pernicious ways: or, lascivious ways, as some copies read
2 Peter 2:3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
2 Peter 3:7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
2 Peter 3:16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Revelation2 verses
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 17:11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G684 (apoleia) mean?
from a presumed derivative of 622; ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal):--damnable(-nation), destruction, die, perdition, X perish, pernicious ways, waste.
How many times does G684 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G684 (ἀπώλεια) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “perdition.”
How is apoleia translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G684 is rendered as “perdition” (8×), “destruction” (5×), “waste” (2×), “damnable” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἀπώλεια come from?
from a presumed derivative of 622