φθείρω phtheirō · G5351
to destroy
φθείρω ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת hi., pi., also for חָבַל, etc. ; ] ; to destroy, corrupt, spoil (on the varied usage and distinctive meaning of the word, see Mayor on 2Pe, App., 175 ff.): with accusative, 1Co.3:17 15:23, 2Co.7:2; before ἀπό, 2Co.11:3; ἐν, 2Pe.2:12, Ju 10, Rev.19:2; κατά, Eph.4:22 (cf. δια-, κατα-φθείρω).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φθείρω, ; Aeolic dialect φθέρρω Hdn.Gr. 2.303, +others; [] φθήρω []imperfect φθείρεσκε []: future φθερῶ []; Ionic dialect φθερέω (δια-) []; Epic dialect φθέρσω (δια-) []: aorist 1 ἔφθειρα []: perfect ἔφθαρκα [] participle ἐφθορκώς [] —middle, future φθεροῦμαι (in passive sense) []; Ionic dialect φθερέομαι (δια-) []; later φθαροῦμαι []:— passive, future φθᾰρήσομαι [], Doric dialect -ησοῦμαι[]aorist ἐφθάρην [ᾰ] []; poetry 3rd.pers. plural ἔφθαρεν []: also participle κατα-φθερείς []: perfect …
Where it's used 9 times
1 Corinthians 3:17 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · 2 Corinthians 7:2 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Ephesians 4:22 · 2 Peter 2:12 · Jude 1:10 · Revelation 19:2 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G5351; TFLSJ G5351
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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