G1311 – diaphtheiro – διαφθείρω – to thoroughly rot/corrode, ruin, utterly destroy; fig. to corrupt
- Strong’s ID:
- G1311
- Greek Word:
- διαφθείρω
- Transliteration:
- diaphtheiro
- Pronunciation:
- dee-af-thi’-ro
- Part of Speech:
- verb
- Usage Count:
- 6
- Search:
- Find “diaphtheiro” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
1) to thoroughly rot or corrode, ruin, utterly destroy
2) figuratively, to corrupt
from G1225 and G5351 (i.e., to throw out what has wasted away)
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from G1225 and G5351; to rot thoroughly, i.e. (by implication) to ruin (passively, decay utterly, figuratively, pervert):—corrupt, destroy, perish.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) to change for the worse, to corrupt
1a) of minds, morals
2) to destroy, ruin
2a) to consume
2a1) of bodily vigour and strength
2a2) of the worm or moth that eats provisions, clothing, etc.
2b) to destroy, to kill
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.