Yes the earth is gone, but the dust of which it was made is not - it is no longer the earth, it is formless rubble.
Again to the Greek, the word used is luomenwn "loosed", "unbound", "disintegrated", etc.
A primary verb; to “loosen” (literally or figuratively): - break (up), destroy, dissolve, (un-) loose, melt, put off. Compare G4486.
Man, you're going to educate yourself right out of the Bible...You ought to stick with the English...
There's tons of people that study Greek and Hebrew so's they have ammunition to correct the bible...And they have, there's well over a hundred modern translations out there...
On the other hand, I know some folks who have studied the Greek and Hebrew to prove the Bible is correct...
Just as I said. If I break up a statue, the statue ceases to exist, but the stone of which the statue was made is still there. Likewise if I destroy a building by blowing it to smitehreens, let's say, there is no more building but there still are smithereens. If I dissolve a cube of sugar in a glass of water, there is no more sugar cube but there is still sugar in the water. If I melt a block of ice . . . you get the picture. I hope.
On the other hand, I know some folks who have studied the Greek and Hebrew to prove the Bible is correct...
The Bible is always correct.
Your fundamental misunderstanding is that you believe that your interpretation of the Bible is definitive and that if someone else dares to read the text without your preconceived notions already planted in their heads they are tehrefore reading the Bible incorrectly.
Basically, you're saying that I took the time and trouble to study the Biblical languages with the express intention of undermining the Bible and impugning its truth.
That's an empty insult and a childish one.