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GreekG5356Noun (Feminine)

φθορά

phthora

8Occurrences
G5356Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)

from G5351 (φθείρω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
destruction, corruption, decay (see Mayor on 2Pe, App.,175 ff.): opposite to ζωὴ αἰώνιος; by meton., of that which is subject to corruption; of moral decay .
LXX: for שַׁחַת, חֶבֶל, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

φθορά appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
3
1 Corinthians
2
Colossians
1
Galatians
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:42BSB

So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.

1 Corinthians 15:50BSB

Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

2 Peter 1:4BSB

Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

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.

2 Peter 2:19BSB

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

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