Lexical Summary katastrophē: an overthrowing Original Word: καταστροφήTransliteration: katastrophē Phonetic Spelling: (kat-as-trof-ay') Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: an overthrowing Meaning: an overthrowing Strong's Concordance overthrow, subverting. From katastrepho; an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. Demolition; figuratively, apostasy -- overthrow, subverting. see GREEK katastrepho Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2692: καταστροφήκαταστροφή, καταστροφῆς, ἡ (καταστρέφω) (Vulg.subversio (eversio)), overthrow, destruction: of cities, 2 Peter 2:6 (WH omits; Tr marginal reading brackets καταστροφή) (Genesis 19:29); metaphorically, of the extinction of a spirit of consecration to Christ (A. V. the subverting): 2 Timothy 2:14. (Aeschylus Eum. 490.) |
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