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φθορά
phthorá · Greek · Strong's G5356 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “destroy”
What it means
decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)
from G5351 (φθείρω);
How the KJV renders it
corruption, destroy, perish
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“destroy”
also renders phtheírō (G5351), exolothreúō (G1842), kathairéō (G2507), porthéō (G4199), olothreúō (G3645), katalýō (G2647), lýō (G3089), katargéō (G2673), apóllymi (G622), diaphtheírō (G1311), ʼâbad (H6), ʼăbad (H7), bâlaʻ (H1104), gârar (H1641), dâbar (H1696), dâmâh (H1820), hârag (H2026), chăbal (H2255), chârab (H2717), chărab (H2718), châram (H2763), mᵉgar (H4049), nâqaph (H5362), nâsham (H5395), nâthats (H5422), çâphâh (H5595), çᵉthar (H5642), tsâdâh (H6658), tsâmath (H6789), qûwr (H6979), rûwaʻ (H7321), shâbar (H7665), shâdad (H7703), shôwʼ (H7722), shâkôl (H7921)
“perish”
“corruption”
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Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Greek text, first 8 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 15:42 · N-DSF
So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.
1 Corinthians 15:50 · N-NSF
Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.
2 Peter 1:4 · N-GSF
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
2 Peter 2:12 · N-ASF
But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
2 Peter 2:19 · N-GSF
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
Colossians 2:22 · N-ASF
(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?
Galatians 6:8 N-ASFRomans 8:21 N-GSF
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