GreekG2704Verb
καταφθείρω
kataphtheirō
“to deprave”
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G2704Strong's #
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to spoil entirely, i.e. (literally) to destroy; or (figuratively) to deprave;
from G2596 (κατά) and G5351 (φθείρω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1 1 to destroy entirely.
2.In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave, corrupt
LXX: chiefly for שָׁחַת hi.
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
καταφθείρω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Timothy
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Key Passages
2 Timothy 3:8BSB
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
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