Lexical Summary kataphtheirō: to destroy entirely Original Word: καταφθείρωTransliteration: kataphtheirō Phonetic Spelling: (kat-af-thi'-ro) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to destroy entirely Meaning: to destroy entirely Strong's Concordance corrupt, utterly destroy From kata and phtheiro; to spoil entirely, i.e. (literally) to destroy; or (figuratively) to deprave; --corrupt, utterly perish. see GREEK kata see GREEK phtheiro Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2704: καταφθείρωκαταφθείρω: perfect passive participle κατεφθαρμενος; 2 future passive καταφθαρήσομαι; (see κατά, III. 4); 1. to corrupt, deprave; κατεφθαρμένοι τόν νοῦν, corrupted in mind, 2 Timothy 3:8. 2. to destroy; passive to be destroyed, to perish: followed by ἐν with the dative indicating the state, 2 Peter 2:12 R G. (From Aeschylus down.) |
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