ἘΞΑΠΟΛΕΣΑΙ, ἐξαπολεσαι
EXAPOLESAI, exapolesai
Sounds Like: eks-ah-POH-leh-sai
Translations: to destroy, to perish, to lose completely, to be utterly ruined
From the root: ΕΞΑΠΟΛΛΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'ἐξ-' (ex-), meaning 'out' or 'completely', and 'ἀπόλλυμι' (apollumi), meaning 'to destroy' or 'to lose'. Therefore, it signifies a complete or utter destruction, loss, or ruin. It is used to describe an action that brings about total annihilation or irreversible loss, often with a sense of finality.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1821 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 9:204
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΑΠΟΛΛΥΜΙ.
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- ΕΞΑΠΟΛΛΥΜΕΝΩΝ — perishing, being destroyed, being utterly destroyed, being lost, of those perishing, of those being destroyed, of those being utterly destroyed, of those being lost
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