Strong's G3639 (Greek)

Greek: ὄλεθρος (ólethros)

Pronunciation: ol'-eth-ros

Derivation: from a primary ὄλλυμι (óllymi) (to destroy; a prolonged form)

Definition: ruin, i.e. death, punishment

KJV Renderings: destruction

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.