καταστροφή
katastrophēruinHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences2 books2 verses
Definition
κατα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ
(καταστρέφω), [in LXX: Job 21:17, Proverbs 1:27 (אֵיד), al. ;]
1. overthrow: 2 Peter 2:6 (WH, om.).
2. Metaphorical, subversion, upsetting (cf. καθαίρεσις, 2 Corinthians 13:10): 2 Timothy 2:14.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καταστροφή:
- לֶ֫תֶךְle.tekh“lethek”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- 2 Timothy 2:14καταστροφῇ · to ruinRemind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
- 2 Peter 2:6καταστροφῇ · to destruction…if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;