Lexical Definition
φθορά phthorá (fthor-ah') corruption G:N-F
from φθείρω
corruption, destroy, perish.
- decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| φθορᾷ | decay | 1Cor.15.42 |
| destruction | 2Pet.2.12 | |
| φθορᾶσ | decay | 2Pet.1.4 |
| of corruption | 2Pet.2.19 | |
| of decay | Rom.8.21 | |
| φθορὰν | decay | Col.2.22 |
| φθορὰ | decay | 1Cor.15.50 |
| φθοράσ | corruption | LXX.Ps.103.4 • LXX.Jonah.2.6 |
| φθοράν | decay | Gal.6.8 |
| destruction | 2Pet.2.12 | |
| φθορά | By corruption | LXX.Isa.24.3 • LXX.Mic.2.10 |
| corruption | LXX.Exod.18.18 |
Abbott-Smith
φθορά, -ᾶς, ἡ (< φθείρω) [in LXX for שַׁחַת, חֶבֶל, etc. ;]
destruction, corruption, decay (v. Mayor on II Pe, App.,175 ff.): Ro 8:21, I Co 15:42, Col 2:22, II Pe 2:12; opp. to ζωὴ αἰώνιος, Ga 6:8; by meton., of that which is subject to corruption, I Co 15:50; of moral decay, II Pe 1:4 2:12, 19 (cf. Wi 14:12).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Romans | 8:21 |
| 1 Corinthians | 15:42 · 15:50 |
| Galatians | 6:8 |
| Colossians | 2:22 |
| 2 Peter | 1:4 · 2:12 · 2:19 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
φθορά-ά,
Ionic dialect φθοράή, ἡ, (φθείρω) destruction, ruin, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; of persons, death, especially by some general visitation, as pestilence, [φθοράάς 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 814. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b of animals, loss by death, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 Philos., passing out of existence, ceasing to be, γενομένῳ παντὶ φ. ἐστι [φθοράᾶς [prev. author] “Phd.” 95e, title of work by 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 55a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 229b13, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.6">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ φ. μεταβολή τίς ἐστι τῶν φθειρομένων εἰς τοὐναντίον ἑκάστῳ [φθοράὰ ὕδασιν [prev. author] “Ti.” 23c, compare 22d. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 deterioration, εἰς καρπογονίαν in respect of.. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3.b loss by deterioration, ἐκφορίου.. ἀνυπολόγου πάο ης φθοράᾶς [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; damage, ἐκτεῖσαι τὴν γεγονυῖαν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν τοῦ χόρτου.. φ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__4 seduction, ἐλευθέρων Legal cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; παρθένων, γυναικῶν, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; rape, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__5 abortion or miscarriage, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__6 gradation of colours in painting, [φθοράὰς ὀνομάζουσι [prev. work]725c, compare 393c. ">Refs 1st c.AD+]
__7 ={φθόη}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__8 storm-tossings or shipwrecks, τί τοι λέγοιμ᾽ ἂν τὰς ἐν Αἰγαίῳ φθοράά; [Refs 5th c.BC+]