"an overthrow, destruction, 2 Pet. 2:6; met. overthrow of right principle or faith, utter detriment, perversion, 2 Tim. 2:14*"
Definition and meaning
an overthrow, destruction, 2 Pet. 2:6; met. overthrow of right principle or faith, utter detriment, perversion, 2 Tim. 2:14*
In the original Greek the word is written: καταστροφή
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of katastrophe (G2692) across the King James Bible.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
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Common questions
Strong's G2692 (katastrophe) is a Greek word that means: an overthrow, destruction, 2 Pet. 2:6; met. overthrow of right principle or faith, utter detriment, perversion, 2 Tim. 2:14* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word katastrophe (G2692) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2692 is katastrophe, a Greek word defined as: an overthrow, destruction, 2 Pet. 2:6; met. overthrow of right principle or faith, utter detriment, perversion, 2 Tim. 2:14*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
katastrophe is a Greek word found in the New Testament.