HELL, A BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING

 

The most commonly held views on the subject of Eternal Hell are:

1) Unending Torment   2) Purify and Purge    3) Destroy and Consume

GREEK WORD DEFINITIONS

Beat, Beaten

dero            to skin, flay, thrash, to scourge, beat, smite

Matthew 21:35 “And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stone another.”

Mark 12:3, 5 “And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.  And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.”

Mark 13:9 “But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.”

Luke 12:47-48, 58-59 “And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.  But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.  For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.  When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.  I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.”

Luke 20:10-16 “And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.  And again he sent a third: and they wounded (traumatize = to inflict a wound) him also, and cast him out.  So they cast him (beloved son) out of the vineyard, and killed (apokteino = to slay, kill, destroy, put to death, slay) him.  What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?  He shall come and destroy (apollumi = to destroy fully, perish, die, perish) these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others.  And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.”

I Corinthians 9:26 “I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I not as one that beateth the air:”

rhabdizo     to beat with a rod, to strike, beat

Acts 16:22 “And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.”

tupto           repeated blows, punish, beat, smite, strike, wound

Luke 12:45 -48 “But and if that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;  and shall begin to beat the menservants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and cut him in asunder (dichotomeo = to cut, bisect, flog severely, cut asunder), and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.  And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten (dero = to skin, flay, thrash) with many stripes.  But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes shall be beaten (dero same as above) with few (oligos = little, few, brief, short, a while) stripes.  For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”

Acts 18:17 “Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat.  And Gallio cared for none of those things.”

Acts 21:32 “Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.”

epiballo       to cast or throw upon, beat

Mark 4:37 “And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.”

proskopto   to strike toward, beat upon, surge against, dash

Matthew 7:27 “And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”

prospipto    to fall towards, violently rush upon in a storm, beat upon

Matthew 7:25 “And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.”

prosregnumi to break against, to tear towards, burst upon, tempest or flood, eat vehemently against

Luke 6:48-49 “He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.  But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”

rhabdizo     to beat with rods, strike with a stick, beat

II Corinthians 11:25 “Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep:

Brimstone

theion         flashing, sulphur, brimstone

Luke 17:29 “But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.”

Revelation 9:17-18 “And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.  By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.”

Revelation 14:10 “the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:”

Revelation 19:20 “And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.  These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”

Revelation 20:10 “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”

Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.”

theiodes      like as sulphur

Revelation 9:17-18 “And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.  By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.”

Burn

kaio             to kindle, to set on fire, light, to burn, consume

Luke 12:35 “Let your loins be girded about, and your lights
          burning;”

Luke 24:32 “And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”

John 5:35 “He (John the baptizer) was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.”

John 15:6 “If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.”

I Corinthians 13:3 “And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing.”

Hebrews 12:18 “For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:”

Revelation 4:5 “And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thundering’s and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.”

Revelation 8:8 “And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;”

Revelation 8:10 “And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;”

Revelation 19:20 “And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.  These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”

Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murders, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

katakaio     to burn down (to the ground), that is, consume wholly,
                   burn (up utterly)      

Matthew 3:12 “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Matthew 13:30 “Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.”

Matthew 13:40 “As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.”

Luke 3:17 “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.”

Acts 19:19 “Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.”

I Corinthian 3:15 “If a man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”

puroo          to kindle, to be ignited, glow, be refined, to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust), to be on fire, fiery, burn

I Corinthians 7:9 “But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”

II Corinthians 11:29 “Who is weak, and I am not weak?  Who is offended, and I burn not?”

Revelation 1:15 “And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.”

empretho    to blow a flame, set on fire, burn up

Matthew 22:7 “But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.”

purosis        ignition, smelting, conflagration, burning, calamity, trial,
                   test

Revelation 18:9 “The kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning.”

Revelation 18:18 “And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!”

Consume

analisko      to use up, consume, destroy

Luke 9:54 “And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?”

Galatians 5:15 “But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.”

II Thessalonians 2:8 “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”

dapanao     to expend, incur cost, be at charges, spend, to waste,
                   consume

James 4:3 “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”

katanalisko to use up utterly, consume utterly

          Hebrews 12:29 “For our God is a consuming fire.”

Death

anaieesis     to take away violently, abolish, murder, kill, the act of killing, put to death, slay

Acts 8:1 “And Saul was consenting unto his death.  And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.”

thanatos     death, be dead, to die

Matthew 16:28 “Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”

James 1:15 “Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”

James 5:20 “Let him know, that he which coverteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.”

teleute         death, to finish life, expire, demise, be dead, decease, die,
                   end

Matthew 2:15 “And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.”

epithanatios condemned to death, doomed to death, appointed to
                    death

I Corinthians 4:9 “For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.”

mello                    to be about to die, expectation, to concern

John 4:47 “When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.”

anaireo       to lift, take up or away violently, abolish, murder, put to death, kill, slay

Luke 23:32 “And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.”

apago         to go or lead away, put to death

Acts 12:19 “And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.”

apokteino to slay, to kill, destroy, put to death

Mark 14:1 “After two days was the feast of the Passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.”

thanatoo to put to death, to kill, mortify

Mark 13:12 “Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.”

Destroy

apollumi     to lose off or away, to destroy fully, perish, die, perish

Matthew 2:13 “And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appreareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

James 4:12 “There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”

diaphtheiro          to mar, corrupt thoroughly, rot thoroughly, ruin, decay utterly, destroy, perish

Revelation 8:9 “And a third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.”

exolothreuo          to destroy utterly, spoil, slay

Acts 3:22-23 “For Moses truly said unto the father, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.  And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.”

kathaireo    to take down, demolish, cast down, destroy

Acts 13:19 “And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.”

kataluo       to loose down, demolish, destroy, dissolve, throw down, come to naught

Matthew 5:17 “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.”

katargeo     to make of none effect, render useless, abolish, cease, destroy, do away, vanish away, make void

Romans 6:6 “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”

luo              to loosen, break up, destroy, dissolve, melt

John 2:19 “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

phtheiro      to mar, corrupt, waste, shrivel, wither, to spoil, ruin, corrupt, defile, destroy

I Corinthians 3:17 “If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”

phthoran    for marring or corruption, decay, ruin, corruption, destroy

II Peter 2:12 “But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;”

apoleia        ruin, loss (physical, spiritual or eternal), damnable, destruction, perish, waste

Matthew 7:13 “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in there at:”

kathairesis a taking down, pulling down, demolition, extinction, destruction

II Corinthians 10:8 “For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:”

olethros       destroy, destruction, ruin, death, punishment

I Corinthians 5:5 “To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”

suntrimma a breaking together, utter fracture, complete ruin, destruction

          Romans 3:16Destruction and misery are in their ways:”

opollumi     to destroy fully, perish, lose, destroy, die, perish

I Corinthians 10:9, 10a “Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.  Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed…”

olothreutes  a destroyer, a ruiner, venomous serpent

I Corinthians 10:10b “Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.”

olothreuo    to spoil, slay, destroy, destruction, ruin, death,
                   punishment

Hebrews 11:28 “Through faith he (Moses) kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.”

Eternal

aidios         perpetual, ever during, eternal, everlasting, always

Romans 1:20 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”

aion            age, perpetuity, eternal, always, ever

Ephesians 3:11 “According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:”

I Timothy 1:17 “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever.  Amen.”

aionios        age lasting, perpetual, eternal, forever, everlasting

Matthew 19:16 “And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master: what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

Matthew 25:46 “And these shall go away into everlasting (See: everlasting) punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”

Mark 3:29-30 “But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.”

Mark 10:17 “And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I man inherit eternal life?”

Mark 10:30 “But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.”

Luke 10:25 “And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 18:18 “And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

John 3:14-15 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosever, believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

John 4:36 “And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.”

John 5:39 “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”

John 6:54 “Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

John 6:68 “Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go?   Thou hast the words of eternal life.”

John 10:28 “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”

John 12:25 “He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”

John 17: 2-3 “As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.   And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”

Acts 13:48 “And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.”

Romans 2:7 “To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:”

Romans 5:21 “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

II Corinthians 4:17-18 “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

II Corinthians 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”

I Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”

I Timothy 6:19 “Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”

II Timothy 2:10 “Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”

Titus 1:2 “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”

Titus 3:7 “That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

Hebrews 5:9 “And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;”

Hebrews 6:2 “Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.”

Hebrews 9:12, 14, 15 “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?  And for this cause he is the mediator of the New Testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”

I Peter 5:10 “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”

I John 1:2 “(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)”

I John 2:25 “And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.”

I John 3:15 “Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”

I John 5:11, 13, 20 “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of god; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.  And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ.  This is the true God, and eternal life.”

Jude 7, 21 “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”

Everlasting

aidios          perpetual, ever-during, eternal, everlasting

Jude 6 “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.”

aionios        an age, age-lasting, perpetual, perpetuity, eternal, forever, everlasting, evermore, without end

Matthew 18:8 “Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.”

Matthew 19:29 “And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my names’ sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”

Matthew 25:41 “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”

Matthew 25:46 “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal (See: eternal).”

Luke 16:9 “And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.”

Luke 18:30 “Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

John 4:14 “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”

John 5:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”

John 6:27 “Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”

John 6:40 “And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

John 6:47 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”

Acts 13:46 “Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of god should first have been spoken to you:  but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.”

Romans 6:22 “But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”

Romans 16:26 “But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:”

Galatians 6:8 “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”

II Thessalonians 1:9 “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;”

II Thessalonians 2:16 “Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace…”

I Timothy 1:16 “Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”

I Timothy 6:16 “Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting.  Amen”

Hebrews 13:20 “Now the god of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant…”

II Peter 1:11“For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Revelation 14:6 “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people…”

Fire

pur              fire, fiery, lightning

Matthew 3:10 “And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees; therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”

James 5:3 “Your gold and silver is cankered (katioo = to rust down, corrode, venom as emitted by serpents, poison); and the rust (ios = rust, emitted by metals, venom as emitted by serpents, poison) of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat (phago =to eat, meat, devour, live) your flesh as it were fire.  Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.”

pura            a fire, fire

Acts 28:2-3 “And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.”

phos            light, to shine, rays, fire

Mark 14:54 “And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.”

puroo                    to be set on fire, be on fire, to kindle, ignited, glow

II Peter 3:12 “Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?”

purinos       of fire, fiery, flaming

          Revelation 9:17 “And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and
          them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of
          jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the
          heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke
          and brimstone.”

phlogizo      to set in a blaze, ignite, inflame, set on fire

James 3:6 “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”

Gnashing

brugmos     a biting, gnashing, grating of the teeth, in pain or rage

Matthew 8:12 “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (odous = tooth).”

Matthew 13:42 “And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 22:13 “Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 24:51 “And shall cut him asunder (dichotomeo = to cut, bisect, cut asunder, to flog severely), and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25:30 “And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Luke 13:28 “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.”

brucho        to bite, gnash, grate the teeth, be in pain or rage

Acts 7:54 “When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth (odous same as above).”   

Immortal/Immortality

aphthartos  incorruptible, undecaying in essence or continuance,
                   immortal

          I Timothy 1:17 “Now unto the King eternal, immortal,
          invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and
          ever.  Amen.”

athanasia   deathlessness, immortality

I Corinthians 15:53-54 “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.  So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.”

I Timothy 6:16 “Who (Christ Jesus) only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power and everlasting.  Amen.”

aphtharsia  incorruption, unending existence, immortality

Romans 2:7 “To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:”

II Timothy 1:10 “But is now made manifest by the appearing of our   Savior Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:”

Pay

apodidomi  to give away, or back, deliver again, recompense, render, requite, restore

Matthew 5:25-26 “Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.  Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”

Matthew 18:23-35 “Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.  But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.  The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.  Then the Lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.  But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.  And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.  And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.  So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not everyone his brother their trespasses.”

Luke 7:42 “And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both.  Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?”

Luke 12:59 “I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou has paid the very last mite.”

teleo            to complete, execute, conclude, discharge debt, accomplish, pay, perform, finish         

Matthew 17:24 “And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?”

Romans 13:6 “For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.”

Perish                            

apothnesko to die off, be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain

Matthew 8:32 “And he said unto them, go.  And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.”

apoleia        perish, ruin, loss, destruction, die, damnable

Acts 8:20 “But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”

appolumi    to loose, loose away, to destroy fully, perish

Matthew 5:29-30 “And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.  And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”

Matthew 8:25 “And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.”

Matthew 9:17 “Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.”

Matthew 18:14 “Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.”

Matthew 26:52 “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”

Mark 4:38 “And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?”

Luke 5:37 “And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.”

Luke 8:24 “And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish.  Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.”

Luke 11:51 “From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which

perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.”

Luke 13:3, 5, 33 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  Nevertheless I must walk today, and tomorrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.”

Luke 15:17 “And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!”

Luke 21:18 “But there shall not an hair of your head perish.”

John 3:15-16 “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

John 6:27 “Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”

John 10:28 “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”

John 11:50 “Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.”

Acts 5:37 “After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.”

Romans 2:12 “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;”

I Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

I Corinthians 8:11 “And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?”

I Corinthians 15:17-18 “And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.  Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.”

II Corinthians 2:15 “For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”

II Thessalonians 2:10 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”

Hebrews 1:10-11 “And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;”

James 1:11 “For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.”

I Peter 1:7 “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”

II Peter 3:6, 9 “Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

Jude 11 “Woe unto them!  For they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.”

aphanizo    to make disappear, consume, vanish away, be destroyed

Acts 13:41 “Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believed, though a man declare it unto you.”

kataphtheiro to corrupt utterly, decay, ruin, destroy, perish

II Peter 2:12 “But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;”

diaphtheiro to corrupt thoroughly

II Corinthians 4:16 “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”

phthora      corruption, decay, destroy, perish

Colossians 2:22 “Which all are to perish with the using: after the commandments and doctrines of men?”

sunapollumi to destroy, be slain, perish

          Hebrews 11:31 “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with
          them that believed not, when she had received the spies with
          peace.”

Prison

phulake      a guarding, place of guarding, cage, hold, prison, ward,
                   watch

I Peter 3:18-20 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached (kerusso = to herald, public crier, divine truth of the gospel, preach, proclaim, publish) unto the spirits (pneuma = spirit, breath, life) in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”

Revelation 2:10 “Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, And I will give thee a crown of life.”

Revelation 20:7 “And when the thousand years were expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison…”

Punish

kolazo         to restrain, punish, chastise, reserve for infliction

Acts 4:21 “So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.”

II Peter 2:9 “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the Day of Judgment to be punished:”

timoreo       to punish, avenge, inflict a penalty, to protect one’s honor

Acts 22:5 “As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.”

Acts 26:11 “And I punished them oft in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.”

dikentio      to pay justice, to pay a price, penalty, be punished with

II Thessalonians 1:9 “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;”

ekdikesis     full justice, vindication, retribution, vengeance,
                   punishment

I Peter 2:14 “Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.”

epitimia       penalty, burden, punishment

II Corinthians 2:6 “Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.”

kolasis        restraint, penal infliction, punishment, torment, chastise

Matthew 25:46 “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”

timoria        punishment, vengeance, vindication, inflict a penalty,

Hebrews 10:29 “Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?”

Purge

diakatharizo  to cleanse thoroughly

Matthew 3:12 “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Luke 3:17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.”

ekkathairo  to cleanse out

I Corinthians 5:7 “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.  For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us”

II Timothy 2:20-21 “But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor.  If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”

kathar         to cleanse, make a cleansing

Mark 7:19 “Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?”

Hebrews 9:14, 22 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?  And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”

kathairo      to cleanse

John 15:2 John 15:2 “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring for more fruit.”

Hebrews 10:2 “For then would they not have ceased to be offered?  Because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.”

poieo           to make a cleansing

Hebrews 1:3 “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.”

katharism   a purification, cleansing

II Peter 1:9 “But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.”

Purify

hagnismos  purification, cleansing

Acts 21:26 “Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.”

katharismos         a cleansing, a washing off, purge, purification

Luke 2:22 “And when the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;”

John 2:6 “And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.”

John 3:25 “Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.”

hagnizo      to cleanse, make clean, sanctify, purity

John 11:55 “And the Jew’s Passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.”

Acts 21:24, 26 “Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.  Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.”

Acts 24:18 “Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.”

James 4:8 “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.  Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”

I Peter 1:22 “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:”

I John 3:3 “And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.”

katharizo    to make clean, to cleanse, purge, purify

Acts 15:9 “And put no difference between us (Jews) and them (Gentiles), purifying their hearts by faith.”

Titus 2:14 “Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

Hebrews 9:23 “It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.”

hagneia      chastity, purity, cleanliness, clean, innocent, modest,
                   chaste, pure

I Timothy 4:12 “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

I Timothy 5:2 “The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.”

katharotes   cleanness, clean, pure, purity, purification,

Hebrews 9:13 “For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”

Refine

zaqaq (Hebrew)   to be refined, refine, purge, purify

I Chronicles 28:18 “And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.”

I Chronicles 29:4 “Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:”

Isaiah 25:6 ”And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.”

tsaraph (Hebrew) to refine, try, pure, purge away, try

Isaiah 48:10 “Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”

Zechariah 13:9 “And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.”

Malachi 3:2-3 “But who may abide the day of his coming?  And who shall stand when he appeareth?  For he is like a refiner’s (tsaraph) fire, and like fuller’s soap: And he shall sit as a refiner (tsaraph) and purifier (tahar = refine, purge away, try melt, try) of silver: and he shall purify (taher same as above) the sons of Levi, and purge (zaqaq = purge, purify, refine) them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.”

Reform

diorthosis    a making thoroughly right, straighten thoroughly, rectification, Messianic restoration

Hebrews 9:10 “Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.”

Revenge

ekdikesis     vengeance, full justice, retribution, vindication,
                    punishment

II Corinthians 7:11 “For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge!  In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”

ekdikeo       to avenge, exact full justice, to vindicate, retaliate, punish

II Corinthians 10:6 “And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.”

ekdikos       avenger, exactor of full justice, carry justice out, punisher, vengeance

Romans 13:4 “For he is the minister of God to thee for good.  But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.”

Second Death

deuteros      second;  thanatos death

Revelation 2:11 He tat hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Slaughter

sphage        butchery, destruction, slaughter, maim, kill, slay, wound

Acts 8:32 “The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:”

Romans 8:36 “As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

James 5:5 “Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in the day of slaughter.”

phonos       murder, slaughter, homicide

Acts 9:1 “And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings, and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest…”

Stripes

molops        a wound, a scar, blow mark, stripe

I Peter 2:24 “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

plege           a stroke, stripe, plague, wound,

Luke 12:47-48 “And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.  For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”

Acts 16:23, 33 “And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:”

II Corinthians 6:5 “In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in distresses…”

II Corinthians 11:23 “Are thy ministers of Christ?  (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.”

Torment

basanismos          torture, torment, pain, vex, toss, toil

Revelation 9:5 “And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.”

Revelation 14:11 “And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”

Revelation 18:7, 10, 15 “How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.”

basanos      torture, torment           

Matthew 4:24 “And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with demons, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.”

Luke 16:23, 28 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.   For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.”

basanizo     torture, pain, toil, torment, toss, vex

Matthew 8:6, 29 “And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.  And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?  Art thou come hither to torment us before the time?”

Mark 5:7 “And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God?  I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.”

Luke 8:28 “And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high?  I beseech thee, torment me not.”

Revelation 9:5 “And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.”

Revelation 11:10 “And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.”

Revelation 14:10 “The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb”

Revelation 20:10 "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”

odunao to grieve, sorrow, torment

Luke 16:24-25 “And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.  But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.”

Try

dokimazo    to try, assay, prove, test, approve, discern, examine

I Corinthians 3:13 “Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.”

I Thessalonians 2:4 “But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.”

I Peter 1:7 “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”

I John 4:1 “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”

peirazo        to try, tempt, pierce through, test, scrutinize, discipline, examine, prove

Hebrews 11:17 “By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son…”

Revelation 2:2, 10 “I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou has tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:”

puroo          to be set on fire, to kindle, ignite, glow, refined, inflamed, burn, try

Revelation 3:18 “I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire (pur = fire, lightning, fiery), that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.”

purosis        for a trial, proving, temptation, ignite, burning, test

I Peter 4:12-13 “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.”

peirasmos   a putting to proof, discipline, adversity, temptation, try, scrutinize, examine, prove

I Peter 4:12-13 “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:  But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.”

Unquenchable

asbestos      unquenchable, not extinguished, perpetual, not to be
                  quenched

Matthew 3:12 “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his   wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Luke 3:17 “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.”

Vengeance

dike             justice, vengeance, justice, judgment, punish

Acts 28:4 “And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance sufferest not to life.”

Jude 7 “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”

ekdikesis     full vengeance, vindication, retribution, revenge, punishment

Luke 21:22 “For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.”

Romans 12:19 “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”

II Thessalonians 1:8 “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:”

Hebrews 10:30 “For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.  And again, The Lord shall judge his people.  It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”

orge            anger, wrath, violent passion, abhorrence, punishment, indignation, vengeance

Romans 3:5-6 “But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say?  Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?”

Weeping, Wailing

klaio           to break forth, wail, wail aloud, sob, weep

pentheo       to grieve, mourn, wail

Revelation 18:11, 15, 19 “And the merchants of the earth shall weep (klaio) and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise anymore: The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping (klaio) and wailing (pentheo).  And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping (klaio) and wailing (pentheo), saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!  For in one hour is she made desolate.”

threnos       wailing, lamentation

klauthmos  a breaking forth, wailing, weeping, lamentation

odurmos     moaning, lamentation, mourning

klaio           to sob, wail aloud, bewail, weep

dakruo        to cry silently, to shed tears, weep

 

Matthew 2:18 “In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation (threnos), and weeping (klauthmos), and great mourning (odurmos), Rachel weeping (klaio) for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”

Matthew 8:12 “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping (klauthmos) and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 22:13 “Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping (klauthmos) and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 24:51 “And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping (klauthmos) and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 25:30 “And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping (klauthmos) and gnashing of teeth.”

Luke 13:28  “There shall be weeping and gnashing of  teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.”

Worm Dieth Not

skolex         a worm, maggot, grub, earth worm

teleutao       to finish life, expire, demise, be dead, decease, die

Mark 9:44, 46, 48 “Where the worm (skolex) dieth (teleutao) not, and the fire is not quenched.  Where their worm (skolex) dieth (teleutao) not, and the fire is not quenched.  Where their worm (skolex) dieth (telatao) not, and the fire is not quenched.”

 

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