Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G3645

ὀλοθρεύω

olothreuo · /ol-oth-ryoo'-o/ — “destroy”

To destroy, to ruin utterly, to slay. In the LXX it is the standard verb for agents of divine judgment, notably the 'destroyer' that strikes the Egyptian firstborn at Passover (Exod 12:23), and typically renders Hebrew…

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To destroy, to ruin utterly, to slay. In the LXX it is the standard verb for agents of divine judgment, notably the 'destroyer' that strikes the Egyptian firstborn at Passover (Exod 12:23), and typically renders Hebrew שָׁחַת or similar roots of destruction.

Derivation: from ὄλεθρος