2 Peter 2:1:172 Pet.2.1.W17TAB
ἀπωλείας
apôleias
“of destruction”
- Transliteration
- a-pô-LEI-as
- Extended
- ah-POH-lay-ahs
- IPA
- /a.pɔːˈlei.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- of destruction
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pô-LEI-as
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-on-to de kai pseu-do-pro-PHÊ-tai en tôi la-ÔI hôs kai en hy-MÎN E-son-tai pseu-do-di-DAS-ka-loi HOI-ti-nes pa-rei-SA-ksou-sin hai-RE-seis a-pô-LEI-as kai ton a-go-RA-san-ta au-TOUS des-PO-tên ar-NOU-me-noi e-PA-gon-tes he-au-TOIS ta-khi-NÊN a-PÔ-lei-an
Root and etymology
apollymialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy, ruin”
In context — 2 Peter 2:1
Yet false prophets also arose among the people, and in like fashion false teachers will be among you, who will smuggle in destructive heresies and, by denying the Master who bought them, bring upon themselves swift destruction .
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Peter 2:1, so the Greek word ἀπωλείας (apôleias) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.2.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.1.W17.S1) and character.