Meaning
"to destroy," signifies, in the Middle Voice, "to perish," and is thus used (a) of things, e.g., Mat 1:5-30, Luk 5:37, Act 27:34, RV, "perish" (in some texts pipto, "to fall," as AV); Heb 1:11, 2Pe 3:6, Rev 18:14 (2nd part), RV, "perished" (in some texts aperchomai, "to depart," as AV); (b) of persons, e.g., Mat 8:25, Joh 1:3-16, Joh 10:28, Joh 17:12, RV, "perished" (AV, "is lost"); Rom 2:12, 1Co 1:18, lit., "the perishing," where the perfective force of the verb implies the completion of the process of destruction (Moulton, Proleg., p. 114); 1Co 8:11, 1Co 15:18, 2Pe 3:9, Jud 1:11. For the meaning of the word see DESTROY, No. 1.
<2,,4881, sunapollumi>
in the Middle Voice, denotes "to perish together" (sun, "with," and No. 1), Heb 11:31.
<3,,599, apothnesko>
"to die;" in Mat 8:32 "perished," See DIE, No. 2.
<4,,853, aphanizo>
"to make unseen" (a, negative, phaino, "to cause to appear"), in the Passive Voice, is translated "perish" in Act 13:41 (RV, marg., "vanish away"). See DISFIGURE.
<5,,1311, diaphtheiro>
"to corrupt," is rendered "perish" in 2Co 4:16, AV (RV, "is decaying"). See CORRUPT, No. 3, DECAY.
Notes: (1) In Act 8:20, "(thy money) perish" is a translation of a phrase, lit, "be unto destruction," apoleia; see DESTRUCTION, B, (II), No. 1. (2) In Col 2:22, "to perish" is a translation of the phrase eis pthoran, lit., "unto corruption;" see CORRUPT, B, No. 1. (3) For "shall utterly perish," in 2Pe 2:12, AV, see CORRUPT, B, No. 1 (b).
