Definition
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, 1 Corinthians 3:17; 15:23, 2 Corinthians 7:2; before ἀπό, 2 Corinthians 11:3; ἐν, 2 Peter 2:12, Jude 10, Revelation 19:2; κατά, Ephesians 4:22 (cf. δια-, κατα-φθείρω).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φθείρω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
9 total
- 1 Corinthians 3:17φθείρει · destroys; φθερεῖ · will destroyIf anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Φθείρουσιν · corruptsDo not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:2ἐφθείραμεν · we have corruptedMake room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3φθαρῇ · may be led astrayI am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
- Ephesians 4:22φθειρόμενον · is being corrupted…to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- 2 Peter 2:12φθαρήσονται · they too will be destroyedThese men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
- Jude 1:10φθείρονται · they will be destroyedThese men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
- Revelation 19:2ἔφθειρεν · corruptedFor His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”