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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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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 BoxRom 8:21 - Denn auch die Kreatur wird frei werden vom Dienst des vergänglichen Wesens zu der herrlichen Freiheit der Kinder Gottes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42 - Also auch die Auferstehung der Toten. Es wird gesät verweslich, und wird auferstehen unverweslich.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:50 - Das sage ich aber, liebe Brüder, daß Fleisch und Blut nicht können das Reich Gottes ererben; auch wird das Verwesliche nicht erben das Unverwesliche.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8 - Wer auf sein Fleisch sät, der wird von dem Fleisch das Verderben ernten; wer aber auf den Geist sät, der wird von dem Geist das ewige Leben ernten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:22 - was sich doch alles unter den Händen verzehrt; es sind der Menschen Gebote und Lehren,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:4 - durch welche uns die teuren und allergrößten Verheißungen geschenkt sind, nämlich, daß ihr dadurch teilhaftig werdet der göttlichen Natur, so ihr fliehet die vergängliche Lust der Welt;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - Aber sie sind wie die unvernünftigen Tiere, die von Natur dazu geboren sind, daß sie gefangen und geschlachtet werden, lästern, davon sie nichts wissen, und werden in ihrem verderblichen Wissen umkommen

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:19 - und verheißen ihnen Freiheit, ob sie wohl selbst Knechte des Verderbens sind. Denn von wem jemand überwunden ist, des Knecht ist er geworden.
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