ἈΠΌΛΛΥΜΙ: ἀπ-όλλυμι and ἀπολλύω, [ [in LXX for אבד, etc. (38 words in all)]. ] 1. . Act., (1) . to destroy utterly, destroy, kill: Mk 1:24, 9:22, al.; τ. ψνχήν, Mt 10:28, al.; (2) . to lose utterly: Mt 10:42, al.; metaph., of failing to save, Jo 6:39 18:9.
2. . Mid., (1) . to perish; (a) . of things: Mt 5:29, Jo 6:12, He 1:11(LXX), al.; (b) . of persons: Mt 8:26, al. Metaph., of loss of eternal life, Jo 3:15, 16 10:28 17:12, Ro 2:12, I Co 8:11 15:18, II Pe 3:9. In οἱ ἀπολλύμενοι, the perishing, contrasted in I Co 1:18, al., with οἱ σωζόμενοι, the "perfective" force of the verb, wh. "implies the completion of the process of destruction," is illustrated (v. M, Pr., 114 f.; M, Th., ii, 2:10);
(2) . to be lost: Lk 15:4 21:18. Metaph., on the basis of the relation between shepherd and flock, of spiritual destitution and alienation from God: Mt 10:6 15:24, Lk 19:10 (MM, s.v.; DCG, i, 191 f., ii, 76, 554; Cremer, 451).