καταστροφή
katastrophē · ruin, destruction
Greek word · Strong’s number G2692 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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katastrophē (καταστροφή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “ruin, destruction”.
Ruin, overthrow, complete destruction.
How to say it
ka·tas·tro·phē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Being utterly overthrown, like Sodom.
- Wrecking the faith of those who listen.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- destruction ×1
- ruin ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Timothy 2:14
Remind them of these things, solemnly charging them before the Lord not to fight about words, which is for nothing useful, and leads to the ruin of those who listen.
- 2 Peter 2:6
and condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes, having made them an example for the ungodly of what is coming;