Word Study · Strong's G2692 · Greek

καταστροφή

katastrophe

kat-as-trof-ay'

Strong's 1890 spelling: katastrophḗ

“an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition; figuratively, apostasy

Rendered in the KJV as

overthrow, subverting.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

καταστροφῇ2

How it is rendered · 2

[the] subversion1
to destruction1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2

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N-DSF · 2

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Where this word lives

2 Timothy1 of 2 · 50%
2 Peter1 of 2 · 50%

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2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 2:14καταστροφῇkatastrophēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularRemind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.here: [the] subversion

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:6καταστροφῇkatastrophēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularif He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;here: to destruction

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