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Phtheiro

fthi'-ro
Parts of Speech Verb

Phtheiro Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 9
  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
fqeiro
Origin
probably strengthened from phthio (to pine or waste)
Strong's Number
5351
TDNT Entry
9:93,1259

NAS Word Usage

corrupted
2
corrupting
1
corrupts
1
destroy
1
destroyed
2
destroys
1
led astray
1
Total
9

NAS Verse Count

2
2
1
1
1
1
Total
8
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Phtheiro". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.