- Original: ὄλεθρος - Transliteration: Olethros - Phonetic: ol'-eth-ros - Definition: 1. ruin, destroy, death a. for the destruction of the flesh, said of the external ills and troubles by which the lusts of the flesh are subdued and destroyed - Origin: from a primary ollumi (to destroy, a prolonged form) - TDNT entry: 07:48,7 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From ὄλλυμι ollumi a primary word (to destroy; a prolonged form); ruin that is death punishment: - destruction. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • destruction, 4 1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Timothy 6:9