CategoryTheological Term
Modern Equivalentdestruction; ruin; eternal loss.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionDestruction, ruin, or final spiritual loss, often associated with judgment.
Key Verses"None of them is lost, but the son of perdition." (John 17:12)
KJV Usage NoteOften conveys more than ordinary ruin; it may point to spiritual destruction or judgment.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not simply mean temporary trouble; it usually carries the stronger sense of destruction or loss.
EtymologyFrom Latin perditio, meaning "destruction" or "ruin."