2 Peter 2:6:72 Pet.2.6.W7TAB
καταστροφῇ
katastrophê
“to destruction”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-stro-PHÊ
- Extended
- kah-tah-stroh-PHAY
- IPA
- /ka.ta.stroˈpʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to destruction
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ta-stro-PHÊ
- sentence
KAI PO-leis so-DO-mōn KAI go-MO-rras te-PHRŌ-sas ka-ta-stro-PHÊ ka-TE-kri-nen hy-PO-deig-ma mel-LON-tōn a-se-BE-sin te-thei-KŌS
Exegesis
The dative noun katastrophē {καταστροφῇ | ka-ta-stro-phē} ‘destruction’ further clarifies the manner of judgment.
In context — 2 Peter 2:6
And having turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, He condemned them by means of destruction , setting their fate as an example for those who would live ungodly lives.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Peter 2:6, so the Greek word καταστροφῇ (katastrophê) 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.2.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.6.W7.S1) and character.