φθορά

greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine9 occurrences5 books8 verses

φθορά, -ᾶς, ἡ

(φθείρω) [in LXX for שַׁחַת, חֶבֶל, etc. ;]

destruction, corruption, decay (see Mayor on 2Pe, App.,175 ff.): Romans 8:21, 1 Corinthians 15:42, Colossians 2:22, 2 Peter 2:12; opposite to ζωὴ αἰώνιος, Galatians 6:8; by meton., of that which is subject to corruption, 1 Corinthians 15:50; of moral decay, 2 Peter 1:4; 2:12; 2:19 (cf. Wis.14.12).

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φθορά:

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Romans 8:21φθορᾶς · to decay
…that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
1 Corinthians 15:42φθορᾷ · perishable
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
1 Corinthians 15:50φθορὰ · perishable
Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Galatians 6:8φθοράν · destruction
The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Colossians 2:22φθορὰν · perish
These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
2 Peter 1:4φθορᾶς · corruption
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
2 Peter 2:12φθοράν · destroyed; φθορᾷ
These 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.
2 Peter 2:19φθορᾶς · to depravity
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.