καταστροφή

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καταστροφή, ῆς, ἡ

Greek transliteration

katastrophē

Simplified transliteration

katastrophe

Strong's number

2692

GK Number

2953

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-1b

Gloss

ruin, destruction

Definition

an overthrow, destruction, 2 Pet. 2:6; met. overthrow of right principle or faith, utter detriment, perversion, 2 Tim. 2:14*

2 Timothy 2:14	Remind them of these things, solemnly charging them before God not to continue fighting about words, which results in nothing beneficial but only in the ruin (katastrophē \| καταστροφῇ \| dat sg fem) of those listening.
2 Peter 2:6	if by reducing the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction (katastrophē \| καταστροφῇ \| dat sg fem), making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly,

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