PER'ISH, v.i.L. pereo, supposed to be compounded of per and eo, to go; literally, to depart wholly.
1. To die; to lose life in any manner; applied to animals. Men perish by disease or decay, by the sword, by drowning, by hunger or famine, &c.
2. To die; to wither and decay; applied to plants.
3. To waste away; as, a leg or an arm has perished.
4. To be in a state of decay or passing away.
5. To be destroyed; to come to nothing.
From Webster's 1828 dictionary.
1. To die; to be destroyed; to be lost; to come to nothing.
2. To be in a perpetual state of decay.
3.To be lost eternally.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language
Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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