olethros · destruction

What it means

olethros (ὄλεθρος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “destruction”.

Ruin.

How to say it

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

1. A violent end, when something is undone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• destruction ×3
• ruin ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Corinthians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1

• 1 Corinthians 5:5

  you are to hand over such a man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:3

  When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, like labor pains on a woman who is pregnant, and they will certainly not escape.

• 2 Thessalonians 1:9

  They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

• 1 Timothy 6:9

  But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.