Olothreuo means “destroy” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3645 — kemosh (“Chemosh”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3645 ὀλοθρεύω (olothreuo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. olothreuo (ol-oth-ryoo'-o) v. 1. to spoil, i.e. slay [from G3639] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include destroyed. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
olothreuo (ol-oth-ryoo'-o) v. 1. to spoil, i.e. slay [from G3639] KJV: destroy Root(s): G3639
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3645. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to destroy
Usage: ὀλοθρεύω (ὄλεθρος), late (Alex.) form of ὄλεθρεύω ω (cf. MGr., ξολοθρεύω) [in LXX for כָּרַת, שָׁחַת hi., etc. ;] to destroy: Heb.11:28 (cf. ἐξ-ολοθρεύω).† ὀλεθρεύω, see: ὀλοθρεύω ὀλοθρεύω (ὄλεθρος), late (Alex.) form of ὄλεθρεύω ω (cf. MGr., ξολοθρεύω) [in LXX for כָּרַת, שָׁחַת hi., etc. ;] to destroy: Heb.11:28 (cf. ἐξ-ολοθρεύω).† ὀλεθρεύω, see: ὀλοθρεύω (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render olothreuo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G3645.
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3645, grouped by book.
Olothreuo (Strong's G3645) is a Greek word most simply glossed "destroy". olothreuo (ol-oth-ryoo'-o) v. 1. to spoil, i.e. slay [from G3639]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G3645 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3645 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as destroyed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
