verb
diaftheramō
Strong’sG1311
I destroy, waste, corrupt
stem diafther-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-φθείρω
[in LXX chiefly for שׁחת hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1311 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -φθερῶRefs 5th c.BC+, Epic dialect -φθέρσωRefs 8th c.BC+: perfect διέφθαρκα Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, future διαφθᾰρήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect διαφθερέομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: 3rd.pers. plural pluperfect διεφθάρατο Refs:—destroy utterly, πόλιν Refs 8th c.BC+; make away with, kill, τινά Refs; destroy, ruin, ἥδ᾽ ἡμέρα φύσει σε καὶ διαφθερεῖ S.[same place]; τὴν τύχην Refs; δ. χεῖρα weaken, slacken one's hand, Refs 5th c.BC+; spoil, break, ὑγιῆ λίθον Refs 2nd c.BC+; τὰ θυρώματα διεφθάρθαι Refs; δ. τὴν συνουσίαν break up the party, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 in moral sense, corrupt, ruin, γνώμην Refs 4th c.BC+; δ. τοὺς νέους, τοὺς νεωτέρους, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially corrupt by bribes, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. γυναῖκα seduce a woman, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τοὺς νόμους falsify, counterfeit them, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ φεφ αδηκότα Refs 5th c.BC+
3 οὐδὲν διαφθείρας τοῦ χρώματος having changed nothing of his colour, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 of a woman, to lose by miscarriage or premature birth, ἔμβρυα, βρέφος, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, miscarry, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τῶν διαφθαρεισῶν τὰ ἔμβρυα Refs 5th c.BC+
5 lose, forget, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 ={διάγω}, uncertain in Refs
II passive, to be destroyed, δ. ἐπὶ τοῖς ἱματίοις to be murdered for the clothes he wore, Refs 5th c.BC+; of animals, frequently in Papyrus, Refs 2nd c.AD+; especially to be crippled, disabled, Refs 5th c.BC+; of ships,Refs 5th c.BC+; to be spoilt, γάλα Refs 5th c.BC+; to be corrupted, αἷμα Refs 2nd c.AD+deaf, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ σκέλεα διεφθάρησαν had their legs broken, Refs 5th c.BC+blinded, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ φρενῶν διαφθαρέν, ={φρενοβλάβεια}, Refs 5th c.BC+ decomposed, of a corpse, Refs 5th c.BC+
III perfect διέφθορα intransitive, to have lost one's wits, διέφθορας Refs 8th c.BC+ corrupted blood, Refs; frequently in later Prose, γάλα δ. ἤδη Refs 1st c.AD+; but,
III.2 in Trag. and Comedy texts always transitive Refs 5th c.BC+
IV aorist διέφθειρα intransitive, became corrupt, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diaftheratōδιαφθείρει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | destroys | 1× |
| diaftherotōδιαφθείρεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | wasting away | 1× |
| diaftherilaδιεφθάρησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | destroyed | 1× |
| diaftheraraδιαφθεῖραι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | destroy | 1× |
| diaftherarōntoinδιαφθείροντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | destroy | 1× |
| diaftherorēntoiuδιεφθαρμένων | has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine | depraved | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftheramō | diaftherame | diaftherami | diaftherama | diaftheramē | diaftheramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherasō | diaftherase | diaftherasi | diaftherasa | diaftherasē | diaftheraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheratō1×διαφθείρει | diaftherate | diaftherati | diaftherata | diaftheratē | diaftheratelē |
| we 1st person plural | diaftheranō | diaftherane | diaftherani | diaftherana | diaftheranē | diaftheranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftheravō | diaftherave | diaftheravi | diaftherava | diaftheravē | diaftheravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftheralō | diaftherale | diaftherali | diaftherala | diaftheralē | diaftheralelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftheromō | diaftherome | diaftheromē | diaftheromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherosō | diaftherose | diaftherosē | diaftheroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftherotō1×διαφθείρεται | diaftherote | diaftherotē | diaftherotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diaftheronō | diaftherone | diaftheronē | diaftheronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftherovō | diaftherove | diaftherovē | diaftherovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftherolō | diaftherole | diaftherolē | diaftherolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftherimi | diaftherima |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherisi | diaftherisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheriti | diaftherita |
| we 1st person plural | diaftherini | diaftherina |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftherivi | diaftheriva |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftherili | diaftherila1×διεφθάρησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftherameiō | diaftherameia | diaftherameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftheraseiō | diaftheraseia | diaftheraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftherateiō | diaftherateia | diaftherateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diaftheraneiō | diaftheraneia | diaftheraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftheraveiō | diaftheraveia | diaftheraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftheraleiō | diaftheraleia | diaftheraleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftheromeiō | diaftheromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftheroseiō | diaftheroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheroteiō | diaftheroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diaftheroneiō | diaftheroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftheroveiō | diaftheroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftheroleiō | diaftheroleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftherimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftheriseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheriteia |
| we 1st person plural | diaftherineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftheriveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftherileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherasōr | diaftherasar | diaftherasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheratōr | diaftheratar | diaftheratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftheravōr | diaftheravar | diaftheravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftheralōr | diaftheralar | diaftheralēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherosōr | diaftherosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftherotōr | diaftherotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftherovōr | diaftherovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftherolōr | diaftherolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheritar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftherivar |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftherilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftheramoiō | diaftheramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherasoiō | diaftherasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheratoiō | diaftheratoia |
| we 1st person plural | diaftheranoiō | diaftheranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftheravoiō | diaftheravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftheraloiō | diaftheraloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftheromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftherotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diaftheronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftherovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftheroloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaftherimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaftherisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaftheritoia |
| we 1st person plural | diaftherinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaftherivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaftheriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diaftherarō | diaftherari | diaftherara1×διαφθεῖραι | diaftherarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diaftherorō | diaftherorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | diaftheriri | diaftherira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diaftherarōntos1× | diaftherarintos | diaftherarantos | diaftherarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diaftherorōntos | diaftherorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | diaftheririntos | diaftherirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diafther is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
diaftheratō“destroys”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 12:33… hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheratō;… no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
diaftherotō“wasting away”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 4:16… ei kai tos exō nu anthrōpos diaftherotō, alla tos esō nu anakainotō hēmera …… heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being …
diaftherila“destroyed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 8:9… psuchain, kai tem tritem teiu ploieiu diaftherila.… a third of the ships were destroyed.
diaftherara“destroy”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Revelation 11:18… toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai diaftherara toin diaftherarōntoin tan gēan.… both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
diaftherarōntoin“destroy”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Revelation 11:18… kai toin megoin, kai diaftherara toin diaftherarōntoin tan gēan.… great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
diaftherorēntoiu“depraved”has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:5diaparatribais diaftherorēntoiu anthrōpoiu ton nouon kai aposterorēntoiu tau …and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the …