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Lexicon :: Strong's G5351 - phtheirō

Aa
φθείρω
Transliteration
phtheirō (Key)
Pronunciation
fthi'-ro
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably strengthened from phthio (to pine or waste)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:93,1259

Strong’s Definitions

φθείρω phtheírō, fthi'-ro; probably strengthened from φθίω phthíō (to pine or waste); properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave):—corrupt (self), defile, destroy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G5351 in the following manner: corrupt (4x), corrupt (one's) self (1x), be corrupt (1x), defile (1x), destroy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G5351 in the following manner: corrupt (4x), corrupt (one's) self (1x), be corrupt (1x), defile (1x), destroy (1x).

  1. to corrupt, to destroy

    1. in the opinion of the Jews, the temple was corrupted or "destroyed" when anyone defiled or in the slightest degree damaged anything in it, or if its guardians neglected their duties

    2. to lead away a Christian church from that state of knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide

    3. to be destroyed, to perish

    4. in an ethical sense, to corrupt, deprave

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φθείρω phtheírō, fthi'-ro; probably strengthened from φθίω phthíō (to pine or waste); properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave):—corrupt (self), defile, destroy.
STRONGS G5351:
φθείρω; future φθερῶ; 1 aorist ἐφθειρα; passive, present φθείρομαι; 2 aorist ἐφθάρην; 2 future φθαρήσομαι; (akin to German verderben); the Sept. for שִׁחֵת; (from Homer down); to corrupt, to destroy: properly, τόν ναόν τοῦ Θεοῦ (in the opinion of the Jews the temple was corrupted, or 'destroyed', when anyone defiled or in the slightest degree damaged anything in it, or if its guardians neglected their duties; cf. Deyling, Observations, sacrae, vol. ii, p. 505ff), dropping the figure, to lead away a Christian church from that state of knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide, 1 Corinthians 3:17a; τινα, to punish with death, 1 Corinthians 3:17{b}; equivalent to to bring to want or beggary (cf. our ruin (A. V. corrupt)), 2 Corinthians 7:2; passive, to be destroyed, to perish: ἐν τίνι, by a thing, Jude 1:10; ἐν with a dative denoting the condition, ἐν τῇ φθορά αὐτῶν, 2 Peter 2:12 L T Tr WH. in an ethical sense, to corrupt, deprave: φθείρουσιν ἔθη χρηστά ὁμιλίαι κακαί (a saying of Menander (see ἦθος, 2), which seems to have passed into a proverb (see Wetstein at the passage; Gataker, Advers. misc. l. i. c. 1, p. 174f)), 1 Corinthians 15:33; the character of the inhabitants of the earth, Revelation 19:2; passive, φθείρομαι ἀπό τίνος, to be so corrupted as to fall away from a thing (see ἀπό, I. 3 d.), 2 Corinthians 11:3; φθειρόμενον κατά τάς ἐπιθυμίας (R. V. waxeth corrupt etc.), Ephesians 4:22. (Compare: διαφθείρω, καταφθείρω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
3:17; 3:17; 15:33
2 Corinthians
7:2; 11:3
Ephesians
4:22
2 Peter
2:12
Jude
1:10
Revelation
19:2

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Strong's Number G5351 matches the Greek φθείρω (phtheirō),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:17 - If G1487 anyone G5100 destroys G5351 the [fn]temple G3485 of God G2316, God G2316 will destroy G5351 [fn]that G3778 person G3778; for the [fn]temple G3485 of God G2316 is holy G40, [fn]and that is what G3748 you are.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:33 - Do not be deceived G4105: “Bad G2556 company G3657 corrupts G5351 good G5543 morals G2239.”

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Make G5562 room G5562 for us in your hearts; we have wronged G91 no G3762 one G3762, we corrupted G5351 no G3762 one G3762, we have taken G4122 advantage G4122 of no G3762 one G3762.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:3 - But I am G5399 afraid G5399 that, as the serpent G3789 deceived G1818 Eve G2096 by his trickery G3834, your minds G3540 will be led G5351 astray G5351 from sincere G572 and pure G54 devotion G572 to Christ G5547.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:22 - that, in G2596 reference G2596 to G2596 your former G4387 way G391 of G391 life G391, you are to rid G659 yourselves of G659 the old G3820 [fn]self G444, which is being corrupted G5351 in G2596 accordance G2596 with G2596 the lusts G1939 of deceit G539,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - But these G3778, like G5613 unreasoning G249 animals G2226, born G1080 as creatures G5446 of G5446 instinct G5446 to be captured G259 and killed G5356, using G987 abusive G987 speech G987 where G1722 G3739 they have G50 no G50 knowledge G50, will in [fn]the destruction G5356 of those G3778 creatures also G2532 be destroyed G5351,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:10 - But these G3778 people G3778 disparage G987 all G3745 the things that G3745 they do not understand G6063; and all G3745 the things that G3745 they know G1987 by instinct G5447, like G5613 unreasoning G249 animals G2226, by these G3778 things G3778 they are destroyed G5351.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:2 - BECAUSE G3754 HIS JUDGMENTS G2920 ARE TRUE G228 AND RIGHTEOUS G1342; for He has judged G2919 the great G3173 prostitute G4204 who G3748 was corrupting G5351 the earth G1093 with her sexual G4202 immorality G4202, and HE HAS AVENGED G1556 THE BLOOD G129 OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS G1401 [fn]ON HER.”
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