Word study · Greek
ólethros
destruction
Say it: OL-eth-ros (approximate)
ὄλεθρος
What it means
Destruction, ruin. In 5:3, "sudden destruction will come." In 1 Corinthians 5:5 and 2 Thessalonians 1:9, it is ruin, not annihilation.
Range of meaning
- DestructionRuin.
- DoomWhat ends something.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 5
"Sudden destruction" (5:3).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3639 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources