Hebrews 10:39:7Heb.10.39.W7TAB
ἀπώλειαν
apoleian
“destruction”
- Transliteration
- a-PO-lei-an
- Extended
- ah-PO-lei-ahn
- IPA
- /aˈpɔː.le.i.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PO-lei-an
- sentence
hê-MEIS de ouk es-MEN hy-po-sto-LES eis a-PO-lei-an al-LA PIS-te-ōs eis pe-ri-poi-Ē-sin psy-KHÊS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis apōleian {εἰς ἀπώλειαν | eis a-pṓ-lei-an} “into destruction” expresses the result of such retreat.
In context — Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of shrinking back into destruction, but of faith to the preserving of the soul .
About this coordinate
Hebrews 10:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Hebrews 10:39, so the Greek word ἀπώλειαν (apoleian) 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 Heb.10.39.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.10.39.W7.S1) and character.