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ἅλωσις G259

G259 is the Greek word ἅλωσις, transliterated hálōsis. The King James Version most often renders it taken.

Word: ἅλωσιςTransliteration: hálōsisLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 1 verse

What it means

capture, be taken..

Where it comes from

from a collateral form of G138 (αἱρέομαι).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 1 tagged occurrence, counted from this edition's word index.

taken 1×

Verses using ἅλωσις

All 1 verse, quoted in full.

2 Peter 2:12 · KJV

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

Common questions

What does Strong's G259 mean?

G259 is the Greek word ἅλωσις (hálōsis), meaning capture, be taken..

How is G259 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it taken (1 time).

How many times does G259 appear in the Bible?

ἅλωσις (hálōsis) is tagged in 1 verse of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G259 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from a collateral form of G138 (αἱρέομαι).

Nearby entries

G256 · Ἀλφαῖος — Alphæus, an Israelite G257 · ἅλων — a threshing-floor (as rolled hard), i.e…G258 · ἀλώπηξ — a fox, i.e. (figuratively) a cunning person G260 · ἅμα — properly, at the "same" time, but freely…G261 · ἀμαθής — ignorant G262 · ἀμαράντινος — "amaranthine", i.e. (by implication) fadeless

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