Strong's Lexicon
G2692
G2692 — καταστροφή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2692 |
|---|---|
| Word: | καταστροφή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2690 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | katastrophe |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-as-trof-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition 2. (figuratively) apostasy |
| KJV Renderings: | overthrow, subverting |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καταστροφή, καταστροφῆς, ἡ (καταστρέφω) (Vulg.subversio (eversio)), overthrow, destruction: of cities, 2Pe 2:6 (WH omits; Tr marginal reading brackets καταστροφή) (Gen 19:29); metaphorically, of the extinction of a spirit of consecration to Christ (A. V. the subverting): 2Ti 2:14. (Aeschylus Eum. 490.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
καταστροφή (overthrow)
2 Timothy 2:14
- KJV: Of these things put in remembrance charging before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit to the subverting of the hearers
- GK: ταύτα υπομίμνησκε διαμαρτυρόμενος ενώπιον του κυρίου μη λογομαχείν εις ουδέν χρήσιμον επί καταστροφή των ακουόντων
2 Peter 2:6
- KJV: And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned with an overthrow making an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly
- GK: και πόλεις Σοδόμων και Γομόρρας τεφρώσας καταστροφή κατέκρινεν υπόδειγμα μελλόντων ασεβείν τεθεικώς