“The idea is not extinction but ruin – loss, not of being, but of well being…”
Verses where Apollumi is used...
You [Israel] shall surely perish [apollumi–Septuagint] (Deut 30:18).
The righteous perishes [apollumi–Septuagint], and no man takes it to heart (Isa 57:1).
The wineskins are marred [apollumi] (Mark 2:22 KJV).
Do not destroy [apollumi] with your food the one for whom Christ died. (Rom 14:15). 20 Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food.
That whoever believes in him shall not perish [apollumi] but have eternal [aionios] life [zoe]. (John 3:16).
Because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish [apollumi] for whom Christ died? (1 Cor 8:11).
Whoever wishes to save his life will lose [apollumi] it… (Mark 8:35).
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction [apoleia – from apollumi]. (Luke 19:10).
Whatever is meant by ‘perish, death, and destruction’, it cannot be unending torment or annihilation.
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost [apollumi]. (Luke 19:10).
The very ones that Christ came to save are the ‘destroyed’ ones. At what point does apollumi become so permanent it exceeds God’s power and will to save?