φθείρω
phtheírō
properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)
Lexicon
Derivation: probably strengthened from (to pine or waste);
properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: corrupt (self), defile, destroy
Usage
9 occurrences · 0 OT · 9 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- defile1 · 11%
- shall1 · 11%
- destroy1 · 11%
- corrupt1 · 11%
- we have corrupted1 · 11%
- should be corrupted1 · 11%
- is corrupt1 · 11%
- they corrupt themselves1 · 11%
- did corrupt1 · 11%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.