Lexical Definition
ὄλεθρος ólethros (ol'-eth-ros) destructive G:N-M
from a primary
destruction.
- a prolonged form)
- ruin, i.e. death, punishment
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὄλεθροσ | destruction | 1Thess.5.3 |
| ὄλεθρον | destruction | 1Cor.5.5 |
| of destruction | 2Thess.1.9 | |
| ruin | 1Tim.6.9 | |
| όλεθροσ | ruin | LXX.Prov.1.26 • LXX.Prov.21.7 • LXX.Jer.25.30 • LXX.Jer.48.3 • LXX.Jer.48.8 • LXX.Jer.48.32 • LXX.Hos.9.6 |
| όλεθρον | ruin | LXX.1Kgs.13.34 • LXX.Jer.51.55 • LXX.Ezek.6.14 • LXX.Ezek.14.16 |
| ολέθρου | of their ruin | LXX.Obad.1.13 |
Abbott-Smith
ὀλέθριος, -ον (also -α, -ον, as in Wi 18:15), [in LXX : III Ki 21 (20):42 (חֵרָם), Wi 18:15*;]
destructive, deadly: δίκην, II Th 1:9, L, txt. (for ὄλεθρος, q.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 20:42 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὄλεθρος-ος, ὁ,
ruin, destruction, death, αἰπὺς ὄ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀλέθρου πείρατα, like{τέλος θανάτοιο}, the consummation of death, [Refs]; ὄ., opposed to γένεσις, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐκ εἰς ὄλεθροςο; as an imprecation, plague take thee! [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρημάτων ὀλέθρῳ by destruction of property. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II that which causes destruction, pest, plague, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; contemptuously of persons, γεγονὼς κακῶς καὶ ἐὼν ὄ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄ. Μακεδών, of Philip, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὄ. γραμματεύς a pestilent scribe, of Aeschines, [Refs]; τὸν βάσκανον, τὸν δ᾽ ὄ. the cheat, the pest! [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III seduction, Ἑλένης [Refs 5th c.BC+]