Strong G2704καταφθείρω
to deprave
- Transliteration
- kataphtheirō
- Pronunciation
- kat-af-thi'-ro
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
κατα-φθείρω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת hi., Gen.6:12, al.;]
1 1 to destroy entirely.
2. In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave, corrupt: pass. pf. ptcp., before τ. νο ν, 2Ti.3:8.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת hi., Gen.6:12, al.;]
1 1 to destroy entirely.
2. In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave, corrupt: pass. pf. ptcp., before τ. νο ν, 2Ti.3:8.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2704 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- corrupt1
- shall1
First verses
- 2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
- 2 Peter 2:12But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
καταφθείρω,
future - φθερῶ [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.24o d)]:—destroy, bring to naught, στρατόν, πόλιν, ἔθνη, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 345, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 331, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 697d, compare 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 159; ἔργα νομήων 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.122; κατέφθαρται ὄλβος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 251)]; ἐπεὶ δέ χ᾽ εἵκω οἴκαδις καταφθερείς in sorry plight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 35.13; - φθαρεὶς τὸν βίον 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 429, compare “Raccolta Lumbroso” 17 (3rd c.BC))]; δένδρα -εφθαρμένα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 9(2).1109.74 (Coropa, 2nd c.BC),compare “PMagd.” 11.9 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]
2 corrupt, τινα Plu.[same place]
future - φθερῶ [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.24o d)]:—destroy, bring to naught, στρατόν, πόλιν, ἔθνη, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 345, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 331, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 697d, compare 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 159; ἔργα νομήων 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.122; κατέφθαρται ὄλβος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 251)]; ἐπεὶ δέ χ᾽ εἵκω οἴκαδις καταφθερείς in sorry plight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 35.13; - φθαρεὶς τὸν βίον 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 429, compare “Raccolta Lumbroso” 17 (3rd c.BC))]; δένδρα -εφθαρμένα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 9(2).1109.74 (Coropa, 2nd c.BC),compare “PMagd.” 11.9 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]
2 corrupt, τινα Plu.[same place]