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Strong's G2704 · Greek

καταφθείρω

katphtheiro · kat-af-thi'-ro

from 2596 and 5351; to spoil entirely, i.e. (literally) to destroy; or (figuratively) to deprave; --corrupt, utterly perish. see GREEK for 2596 see GREEK for 5351


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

κατα-φθείρω (G2704)

1 κατα-φθείρω , [in LXX chiefly for שׁחת hi., Ge 6:12 , al.;] to destroy entirely . In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave , corrupt : pass. pf. ptcp., seq. τ. νοῦν , II Ti 3:8 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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