ΑΛΩΣΙΝ, αλωσιν
ALŌSIN, alōsin
Sounds Like: HAH-loh-sin
Translations: capture, taking, destruction, ruin, a capture, a taking, a destruction, a ruin
From the root: ΑΛΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of capturing or taking something, often implying the destruction or ruin of what is captured. It is used to describe the overthrow of a city or the taking of prisoners. It functions as a direct object in a sentence.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0254 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Peter — 2:12
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:10, 8:8, 18:5
- Book Two — 16:62
- Book Three — 7:63, 7:167, 7:197, 7:202, 7:206
- Book Four — 1:1, 1:82, 3:4, 3:14
- Book Six — 2:6, 2:17
- Book Seven — 8:46
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Peter — 2:12
From the same root
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