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apollymi

to lose, to destroy, to perish

Say it: ap-OL-oo-mee (approximate)

ἀπόλλυμι

What it means

To destroy, to perish. "Among those who are perishing" (2:15; 4:3), and "perplexed, but not despairing... struck down, but not destroyed" (4:8-9).

Range of meaning

  • LoseMisplace.
  • PerishDie or be destroyed.
  • DestroyBring to ruin.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 2

    "Among those who perish" (2:15).

  • Chapter 4

    "Struck down, but not destroyed" (4:3, 4:9).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G0622 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources