καταστροφήkatastrophḗ
an overturn ("catastrophe"), i.e. demolition; figuratively, apostasy
Greek (New Testament) · G2692
Meanings
1. overthrow: 2 Peter 2:6.
2. Metaph., subversion, upsetting (cf. καθαίρεσις, 2 Corinthians 13:10): 2 Timothy 2:14.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 2 Timothy 2:14 Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God’s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.
- 2 Peter 2:6 Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.