Strongs Number: G5356
- Greek Word
- φθορά
- Transliteration
- phthora
- Phonetic
- fthor-ah'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
decay that is ruin (spontaneous or inflicted literally or figuratively)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. corruption, destruction, perishing
a. that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable
b. in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell
2. in the NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay
- Origin
- From G5351
- Bible Usage
- corruption destroy perish.