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GreekG5351Verb

φθείρω

phtheirō

8Occurrences
G5351Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)

probably strengthened from (to pine or waste);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to destroy, corrupt, spoil (on the varied usage and distinctive meaning of the word, see Mayor on 2Pe, App., 175 ff.): with accusative; ἐν,; κατά.
LXX: chiefly for שָׁחַת hi., pi., also for חָבַל, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

φθείρω appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
2
2 Corinthians
2
2 Peter
1
Ephesians
1
Jude
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:33BSB

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

1 Corinthians 3:17BSB

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

2 Corinthians 11:3BSB

I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 7:2BSB

Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

2 Peter 2:12BSB

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.