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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:21 - avec l'espérance qu'elle aussi sera affranchie de la servitude de la corruption, pour avoir part à la liberté de la gloire des enfants de Dieu.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42 - Ainsi en est-il de la résurrection des morts. Le corps est semé corruptible; il ressuscite incorruptible;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:50 - Ce que je dis, frères, c'est que la chair et le sang ne peuvent hériter le royaume de Dieu, et que la corruption n'hérite pas l'incorruptibilité.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8 - Celui qui sème pour sa chair moissonnera de la chair la corruption; mais celui qui sème pour l'Esprit moissonnera de l'Esprit la vie éternelle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:22 - préceptes qui tous deviennent pernicieux par l'abus, et qui ne sont fondés que sur les ordonnances et les doctrines des hommes?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:4 - lesquelles nous assurent de sa part les plus grandes et les plus précieuses promesses, afin que par elles vous deveniez participants de la nature divine, en fuyant la corruption qui existe dans le monde par la convoitise,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - Mais eux, semblables à des brutes qui s'abandonnent à leurs penchants naturels et qui sont nées pour êtres prises et détruites, ils parlent d'une manière injurieuse de ce qu'ils ignorent, et ils périront par leur propre corruption,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:19 - ils leur promettent la liberté, quand ils sont eux-mêmes esclaves de la corruption, car chacun est esclave de ce qui a triomphé de lui.
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