2001 Translation

OLETHROU, olethrou

Sounds Like: OH-leh-throu

Translations: (of) destruction, (of) ruin, (of) perdition

From the root: ὈΛΕΘΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to utter ruin, destruction, or perdition. It implies a complete and final end, often with a sense of loss or devastation. It is used to describe a state of being utterly destroyed or lost, rather than merely damaged. In a sentence, it would typically follow a preposition or another noun to indicate the object or source of destruction.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine

Strong’s number: G3639 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 17 — 5:91
• Book 18 — 3:79, 8:308
• Book 19 — 1:22, 1:57

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Four — 3:88, 5:8

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Wisdom — 1:14
• Obadiah — 1:13

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΛΕΘΡΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ὈΛΕΘΡΟΙΣ — to destructions, by destructions, for destructions, to ruins, by ruins, for ruins, to perditions, by perditions, for perditions
• ὈΛΕΘΡΟΣ — destruction, ruin, perdition, a destruction, a ruin, a perdition

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