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G259 — ἅλωσις

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halōsis · capture · Greek

ἅλωσις, -εως, ἡ (ἁλίσκομαι), [in LXX: Jer.50:46 (תָּפַשׂ ni.)* ;] a taking, capture: 2Pe.2:12.† (AS)

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2 Peter 2:12 · ἅλωσινThese men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.