ῥῆγμα
rhēgma
G4485
G:N-N
Greek
destruction
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Occurrences
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Books
Greek
Language
rhegma denotes the great ruin that follows when the foundationless house collapses.
The attested use denotes the resulting ruin of a house after the river strikes a structure built without a foundation.
Senses in use
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Ruin resulting from collapse · dominant
In Luke 6:49, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the statement about a house built without a foundation after the river strikes it; the APB renders the outcome as “the ruin of that house was great.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 6:49, the APB presents the outcome as “the ruin of that house was great.” This wording confirms the clause's overall result rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.