καταστροφ-ή, ἡ,
I
1. overturning, θεσμίων A. Eu. 490 (lyr., pl.).
2. subjugation, reduction, Hdt. 1.6, 92, etc.; καταστροφὴν ποιήσασθαί τινος Id. 6.27; ἐπὶ Λιβύων καταστροφῇ πέμπεσθαι Id. 4.167; ἐπ’ ἄλλων καταστροφῇ ἐξιέναι Th. 1.15: pl., καταστροφαὶ ἐθνῶν Phld. Rh. 1.255 S.
3. return of vibrating string to axial position, Arist. Pr. 921a17 (pl.).
II end, close, conclusion, ἄνευ δὲ λύπης οὐδαμοῦ καταστροφή A. Supp. 442; κ. βίου, i.e. death, S. OC 103, cf. Plb. 5.54.4, etc.; κ. τοῦ ζῆν Men. Pk. 12: without βίου, Th. 2.42, Epicur. Sent. 35; ποία κ. εὐδαιμονεστέρα; Arr. Epict. 4.10.17; τὸ τέλος αὐτῶν τῆς κ. the event of their life’s end, Plb. 6.8.6; κ. καὶ συντέλεια τῶν γεγονότων Id. 3.1.9; κ. λαμβάνειν Id. 3.47.8; τὴν κ. τῆς βίβλου ποιεῖσθαι εἰς.. Id. 1.13.5; in the drama, dénouement, ending, Antiph. 191.19, Hero Aut. 22.6, Luc. Alex. 60, al., Euanth. et Donat. in CGF pp.67,69 K.: pl., αἱ κ. τῶν δραμάτων Plb. 3.48.8.
III ruin, undoing, κ. γῆς (of a person) Men. 548.8. crane, Stud.Pal. 10.259.13 (pl., vi A.D.).
καταστροφή katastrophē 2x
an overthrow, destruction, [2Pe 2:6];
met. overthrow of right principle or faith, utter detriment, perversion, [2Ti 2:14]
G2692 — καταστροφή
καταστροφῆς, ἡ (καταστρέφω) (Vulg.subversio (eversio)), overthrow, destruction: of cities, [2Pe 2:6] (WH omits; Tr marginal reading brackets καταστροφή) ([Gen 19:29]); metaphorically, of the extinction of a spirit of consecration to Christ (A. V. the subverting): [2Ti 2:14]. (Aeschylus Eum. 490.)
κατα - στροφή , - ῆς , ἡ ,
( < καταστρέφω ),
[in LXX : [Job 21:17], [Pro 1:27] (H343), al. ;]
1. overthrow: [2Pe 2:6] ( WH , om .).
2. Metaph ., subversion, upsetting ( cf. καθαίρεσις , [2Co 13:10]): [2Ti 2:14]. †