CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3645. ὀλοθρεύω (olothreuó) -- To destroy, to annihilate, to utterly ruin</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3645.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/4-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3645.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3645</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3644.htm" title="3644">◄</a> 3645. olothreuó <a href="../greek/3646.htm" title="3646">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">olothreuó: To destroy, to annihilate, to utterly ruin</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὀλοθρεύω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>olothreuó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>o-lo-thryoo'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ol-oth-ryoo'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To destroy, to annihilate, to utterly ruin<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I destroy, cause to perish.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word ὄλεθρος (olethros), meaning "destruction" or "ruin."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H8045 (שָׁמַד, shamad) - to destroy, exterminate<p> - H2763 (חָרַם, charam) - to ban, devote, destroy utterly<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb ὀλοθρεύω (olothreuó) is used to convey the act of complete destruction or annihilation. It implies a thorough and decisive action, often in the context of divine judgment or wrath. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the totality of destruction that comes as a result of God's righteous judgment against sin and rebellion.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of destruction was often associated with divine retribution or the consequences of hubris against the gods. In the Jewish context, the idea of destruction was closely linked to the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where disobedience could lead to severe consequences, including destruction. The use of ὀλοθρεύω in the New Testament reflects the seriousness of God's judgment and the ultimate fate of those who oppose His will.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from olethreuó; probably from <a href="/greek/3639.htm">olethros</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to destroy, ruin. <p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3645: ὀλεθρεύω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὀλεθρεύω</span></span> (Lachmann in <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a>), see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὀλοθρεύω</span></span>. <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3645: ὀλοθρεύω</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὀλοθρεύω</span></span> and, according to a preferable form, <span class="greek2">ὀλεθρεύω</span> (Lachmann; see Bleek, Hebrew-Br. ii. 2, p. 809; cf. Delitzsch, Commentary on Hebrews, as below; (<span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> Proleg., p. 81; <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 152)); (<span class="greek2">ὄλεθρος</span>); an <span class="manuref">Alex.</span> word (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 92 (88)); <span class="accented">to destroy</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/3-10.htm">Joshua 3:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22</a>, etc.; (<span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, alleg. 2:9).) (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἐξολοθρεύω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>destroy. <p>From <a href="/greek/3639.htm">olethros</a>; to spoil, i.e. Slay -- destroy. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3639.htm">olethros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ολοθρεύοντα ολοθρεύσει ολοθρεύσεις ολοθρεύσητε ολοθρεύσω ολοθρευων ολοθρεύων ὀλοθρεύων ολοκάρπωμα ολοκαρπώσεως ολοκαρπώσεώς ολοκάρπωσιν ολόκαυτος ωλόθρευσας ωλόθρευσε ωλόθρευσεν olothreuon olothreuōn olothreúon olothreúōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ ὁ <b>ὀλοθρεύων</b> τὰ πρωτότοκα</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lest <span class="itali">he that destroyed</span> the firstborn<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not <span class="itali">the destroyer of</span> the firstborn<p><b><a href="/greek/3645.htm">Strong's Greek 3645</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3645.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/olothreuo_n_3645.htm">ὀλοθρεύων — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3644.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3644"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3644" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3646.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3646"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3646" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>