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ὄλεθρος

Transliteration: olethros · noun

4x in NTFirst: 1Cor 5:5
Meaningruin, doom, destruction
Part of speechnoun
Frequency4x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsὄλεθρον, ὄλεθρος
Example verses1Cor 5:5 · 1Thess 5:3 · 2Thess 1:9 · 1Tim 6:9
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What kind of word is ὄλεθρος?

ὄλεθρος (olethros) is a noun that occurs 4 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “ruin, doom, destruction” and first appears in 1Cor 5:5.

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