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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἀπώλεια

Strong’s: G684

Associated OET lemmas: ἀπώλεια

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ἀπώλεια; -ας

Related lemmas: ὀλοθρεύω

Sense 1: destruction

Semantic entry: 20.31

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Destroy

Definition: act of destroying or causing the destruction of persons, objects, or institutions

Notes: In a number of languages it is difficult to find a general term for ‘destruction.’ What has often happened is the extension of meaning from a more specific type of reference, for example, ‘to smash,’ to a more generic meaning of ‘to destroy,’ and whether one understands the specific or more generic meaning depends largely upon the context. Accordingly, in RV ACT 8:3 · LV ACT 8:3 · Read together ACT 8:3 one may find a figurative usage of a term meaning ‘to smash’ (though understood in a more generic sense), for example, ‘Saul then worked in order to smash the church.’

MAT 7:13: RV MAT 7:13 · LV MAT 7:13 · Read together MAT 7:13

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OET-RV MAT 7:13

13 “Come in through the narrow gate, because there’s a big gateway and a wide path that leads away to destruction, and lots of people go that way.

OET-LV MAT 7:13

13 Come_in through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is broad which leading_away to the destruction, and many are the ones coming_in through it,

JHN 17:12: RV JHN 17:12 · LV JHN 17:12 · Read together JHN 17:12

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OET-RV JHN 17:12

12 When I was with them, I protected them with the authority that you gave, and I guarded them so that not one of them perished, except the one who chose destruction so that it will indeed happen as the scriptures foretold.

OET-LV JHN 17:12

12 When I_was with them, I was_keeping them to_me in the name of_you, to_which you_have_given, and I_guarded them, and no_one of them perished, except not/lest the son of_ the _destruction, in_order_that the scripture may_be_fulfilled.
All 15 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 7:13 · LV MAT 7:13 · Read together MAT 7:13

JHN: RV JHN 17:12 · LV JHN 17:12 · Read together JHN 17:12

ACT: RV ACT 8:20 · LV ACT 8:20 · Read together ACT 8:20

ROM: RV ROM 9:22 · LV ROM 9:22 · Read together ROM 9:22

PHP: RV PHP 1:28 · RV PHP 3:19 · LV PHP 1:28 · LV PHP 3:19 · Read together PHP 1:28 · Read together PHP 3:19

TH2: RV TH2 2:3 · LV TH2 2:3 · Read together TH2 2:3

TI1: RV TI1 6:9 · LV TI1 6:9 · Read together TI1 6:9

HEB: RV HEB 10:39 · LV HEB 10:39 · Read together HEB 10:39

PE2: RV PE2 2:1 · RV PE2 2:3 · RV PE2 3:7 · RV PE2 3:16 · LV PE2 2:1 · LV PE2 2:3 · LV PE2 3:7 · LV PE2 3:16 · Read together PE2 2:1 · Read together PE2 2:3 · Read together PE2 3:7 · Read together PE2 3:16

REV: RV REV 17:8 · RV REV 17:11 · LV REV 17:8 · LV REV 17:11 · Read together REV 17:8 · Read together REV 17:11

Sense 2: waste, ruin

Semantic entry: 65.14

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Valuable, Lacking in Value

Definition: an action demonstrating complete disregard for the value of something

Notes: In the context of RV MRK 14:4 · LV MRK 14:4 · Read together MRK 14:4 the understanding of ἀπώλεια in the literal sense of ‘destruction’ (see 20.31: ἀπόλλυμι / 20.31: ἀπώλεια / 20.31: λυμαίνω) does not seem to be adequate. The following verse concerning the three hundred denarii would seem to indicate that it was disregard for the value of something rather than destroying the perfume. In fact, the use of the perfume would not have been a matter of destroying. Accordingly, an equivalent of ‘waste’ seems to be far more satisfactory. In some languages the equivalent of this question in RV MRK 14:4 · LV MRK 14:4 · Read together MRK 14:4 is ‘why did she not think about the value of the perfume?’

MAT 26:8: RV MAT 26:8 · LV MAT 26:8 · Read together MAT 26:8

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OET-RV MAT 26:8

8 but some of his followers were upset when they saw this, and complained, “Why all this waste?

OET-LV MAT 26:8

8 But the apprentices/followers having_seen, resented saying:
For/Because why the this destruction?

MRK 14:4: RV MRK 14:4 · LV MRK 14:4 · Read together MRK 14:4

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OET-RV MRK 14:4

4 Immediately some in the room started quietly grumbling about the extravagant waste,

OET-LV MRK 14:4

4 But some were resenting to themselves:
For/Because why the this destruction of_the ointment has_become?