κόλασις
kolasis · punishment
Greek word · Strong’s number G2851 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kolasis (κόλασις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “punishment”.
How to say it
ko·la·sis
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
- A penalty imposed for wrongdoing.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 25:46
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- 1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but complete love casts fear out, because fear has to do with punishment; and whoever fears has not been brought to completion in love.