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ἀπόλλυμι G622
G622 is the Greek word ἀπόλλυμι, transliterated apóllymi. The King James Version most often renders it lose.
What it means
to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively.
Where it comes from
from G575 (ἀπό) and the base of G3639 (ὄλεθρος).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 84 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.
Verses using ἀπόλλυμι
The first 40 of 75 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 2:13 · KJV
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Matthew 5:29 · KJV
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Matthew 5:30 · KJV
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Matthew 9:17 · KJV
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Matthew 10:6 · KJV
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 10:28 · KJV
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:39 · KJV
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10:42 · KJV
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Matthew 12:14 · KJV
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Matthew 15:24 · KJV
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 16:25 · KJV
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 21:41 · KJV
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Matthew 22:7 · KJV
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Matthew 26:52 · KJV
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Matthew 27:20 · KJV
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Mark 1:24 · KJV
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Mark 2:22 · KJV
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
Mark 3:6 · KJV
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Mark 8:35 · KJV
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
Mark 9:22 · KJV
And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
Mark 9:41 · KJV
For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Mark 11:18 · KJV
And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
Mark 12:9 · KJV
What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
Luke 4:34 · KJV
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
Luke 8:24 · KJV
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
Luke 9:24 · KJV
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Luke 9:25 · KJV
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Luke 9:56 · KJV
For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
Luke 11:51 · KJV
From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
Luke 13:3 · KJV
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Luke 13:5 · KJV
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Luke 13:33 · KJV
Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Luke 15:4 · KJV
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Luke 15:8 · KJV
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
Luke 15:17 · KJV
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Luke 15:24 · KJV
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Luke 15:32 · KJV
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
Luke 17:27 · KJV
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:29 · KJV
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:33 · KJV
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Common questions
What does Strong's G622 mean?
G622 is the Greek word ἀπόλλυμι (apóllymi), meaning to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively.
How is G622 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lose (16 times), destroy (15 times), perish (15 times), lost (8 times), destroyed (7 times), among others.
How many times does G622 appear in the Bible?
ἀπόλλυμι (apóllymi) is tagged in 75 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G622 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G575 (ἀπό) and the base of G3639 (ὄλεθρος).
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