Word Summary
kataphtheirō: to destroy entirely
Original Word: καταφθείρωTransliteration: kataphtheirō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-af-thi'-ro)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to destroy entirely
Meaning: to destroy entirely
Strong's Concordance
corrupt, utterly destroy
From kata and phtheiro; to spoil entirely, i.e. (literally) to destroy; or (figuratively) to deprave; --corrupt, utterly perish.
see GREEK kata
see GREEK phtheiro
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2704: καταφθείρωκαταφθείρω: perfect passive participle
κατεφθαρμενος; 2 future passive
καταφθαρήσομαι; (see
κατά, III. 4);
1. to corrupt, deprave; κατεφθαρμένοι τόν νοῦν, corrupted in mind, 2 Timothy 3:8.
2. to destroy; passive to be destroyed, to perish: followed by ἐν with the dative indicating the state, 2 Peter 2:12 R G. (From Aeschylus down.)