ἈΠΩΛΕΙΑΝἈΠΟΣΤΡΕΦΩΝ, ἀπωλειανἀποστρεφων
APŌLEIANAPOSTREPHŌN, apōleianapostrephōn
Sounds Like: ah-po-LEH-ee-an-ah-po-STREH-fon
Translations: turning away from destruction, averting ruin, preventing loss
From the root: ἈΠΩΛΕΙΑ, ἈΠΟΣΤΡΕΦΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'apoleian' (destruction, ruin, loss) and 'apostrephon' (turning away, averting, returning). As a whole, it describes something or someone that turns away from or averts destruction, ruin, or loss. It functions as an adjective, modifying a noun.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative, Present Active Participle
Strong’s numbers: G0684 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0654 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 13:33
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΠΩΛΕΙΑ, ἈΠΟΣΤΡΕΦΩ, appear in our texts.
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