φθείρω
phtheirōVerbG5351
to destroy
From: probably strengthened from (to pine or waste);
Short Definition
properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)
Full Lexicon Entry
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 Usage: chiefly for שָׁחַת hi., pi., also for חָבַל, etc.
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
8 timesAppears 8 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Corinthians
2
2 Corinthians
2
2 Peter
1
Ephesians
1
Jude
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
- 1 Corinthians 3:17
- 2 Corinthians 11:3
- 2 Corinthians 7:2
- 2 Peter 2:12
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