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Lexicon :: Strong's G5356 - phthora

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φθορά
Transliteration
phthora (Key)
Pronunciation
fthor-ah'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:93,1259

Strong’s Definitions

φθορά phthorá, fthor-ah'; from G5351; decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively):—corruption, destroy, perish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G5356 in the following manner: corruption (7x), to perish (with G1519) (1x), destroy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G5356 in the following manner: corruption (7x), to perish (with G1519) (1x), destroy (1x).

  1. corruption, destruction, perishing

    1. that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable

    2. in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell

  2. in the NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φθορά phthorá, fthor-ah'; from G5351; decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively):—corruption, destroy, perish.
STRONGS G5356:
φθορά, φθορᾶς, ἡ (φθείρω), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down:
1. corruption, destruction, perishing (opposed to γένεσις, origin, often in Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch; opposed to σωτηρία, Plato, Phileb., p. 35 e.; for שַׁחַת, Psalm 102:4 (Ps. 103:4); Jonah 2:7): Romans 8:21 (on which see δουλεία); 2 Peter 2:12a (some (cf. R. V. marginal reading) take φθορά here actively: εἰς φθοράν, to destroy); ἐν φθορά, in a state of corruption or decomposition (of the body at burial), 1 Corinthians 15:42; by metonymy, that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable, opposed to ἀφθαρσία, 1 Corinthians 15:50; in the Christian sense, the loss of salvation, eternal misery (which elsewhere is called ἀπώλεια), Colossians 2:22 (see ἀπόχρησις); opposed to ζωή αἰώνιος, Galatians 6:8, cf. Schott ad loc.
2. in the N. T. in an ethical sense, corruption i. e. moral decay: 2 Peter 1:4; 2 Peter 2:12{b} (some take the word here actively (R. V. text in their destroying), others refer it to 1 above), 2 Peter 2:19; with τῆς ζωῆς added, Wis. 14:12.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
102:4; 103:4
Jonah
2:7
Romans
8:21
1 Corinthians
15:42; 15:50
Galatians
6:8
Colossians
2:22
2 Peter
1:4; 2:12; 2:12; 2:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5356 matches the Greek φθορά (phthora),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the TR Greek.

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that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

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So it is with the resurrection of the dead: Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption;

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What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruption.

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because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

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All these regulations refer to what is destined to perish by being used up; they are human commands and doctrines.

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By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.

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But these people, like irrational animals ​— ​creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed ​— ​slander what they do not understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed.

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They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.

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