φθείρω (phtheirō) means “to destroy” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: fthi'-ro Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
φθείρω · phtheirō · to destroy
φθείρω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת hi., pi., also for חָבַל, etc. ;] to destroy, corrupt, spoil (on the varied usage and distinctive meaning of the word, see Mayor on 2Pe, App., 175 ff.): with accusative, 1Co.3:17 15:23, 2Co.7:2; before ἀπό, 2Co.11:3; ἐν, 2Pe.2:12, Ju 10, Rev.19:2; κατά, Eph.4:22 (cf. δια-, κατα-φθείρω).† (AS)
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I corrupt, spoil, destroy, ruin.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| corrupted | 1 |
| corrupts | 1 |
| destroys | 1 |
| is being corrupted | 1 |
| may be led astray | 1 |
| they too will be destroyed | 1 |
| they will be destroyed | 1 |
| we have corrupted | 1 |
| will destroy | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| corrupt | 2 |
| defile | 1 |
| destroy | 1 |
| did corrupt | 1 |
| shall | 1 |
| should be corrupted | 1 |
| they corrupt themselves | 1 |
| we have corrupted | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 8 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Read word by wordDo not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Read word by wordMake room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
Read word by wordI am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
Read word by wordto put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Read word by wordThese men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
Read word by wordThese men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
Read word by wordFor His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
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