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King James Bible

Strongs Number: G5351


Greek Word
φθείρω
Transliteration
phtheirō
Phonetic
fthi'-ro
Part of Speech
Verb
Strongs Definition

Probably strengthened from φθίω phthiō (to pine or waste): properly to shrivel or wither that is to spoil (by any process) or (genitive) to ruin (especially figuratively by moral influences to deprave)

Thayers Definition

1. to corrupt, to destroy

a. 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

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

c. to be destroyed, to perish

d. in an ethical sense, to corrupt, deprave

Origin
Bible Usage
corrupt (self) defile destroy.