Annihilation / Destruction
Theme Focus407 verses
Original Language
ApollymiApollymiG622Greek (NT)
To destroy utterly, to kill, to lose, to perish.
Used 92 times in the NT. This is the word in John 3:16: should not PERISH but have everlasting life. The contrast is between perishing and living. In Matthew 10:28 Jesus says fear him which is able to DESTROY both soul and body in hell. Same word used for killing sheep (Matt 12:14), destroying a temple (Mark 14:58). In every non-theological usage, it means genuine destruction.