Strong's G5351
φθείρω(phtheírō)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)
Derivation
probably strengthened from (to pine or waste);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, φθείρω is translated as: corrupt (self), defile, destroy.
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.