verb

diaftheiramō

Greekδιαφθείρω (diaftheirō)

Strong’sG1311

I destroy, waste, corrupt

stem diaftheir-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur

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What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

diaftheiratō“destroys”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 12:33“destroys”pōlavar teim huparcharōteim vu kai dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiirōteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheiratō;Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

diaftheiritō“wasting away”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

2 Corinthians 4:16“wasting away”Dio ouk enkakanō, alla ei kai tos exō nu anthrōpos diaftheiritō, alla tos esō nu anakainitō hēmera kai hēmera.Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

diaftheirila“destroyed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Revelation 8:9“destroyed”kai apothnēskata tem tritem teiu ktismeiu teiu en ta thalassa, teim echarōteim psuchain, kai tem tritem teiu ploieiu diaftheirila.a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

diaftheirara“destroy”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Revelation 11:18“destroy”kai teim ethneim orgizila, kai erchata tas orgas su kai tos kairos toiu nekroiu krinira kai dōara ton misthon toi douloi su toi profētoi kai toi hagioi kai toi foberōtoi tem onomem su, toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai diaftheirara toin diaftheirarōtoin tan gēan.The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

diaftheirarōtoin“destroy”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×

Revelation 11:18“destroy”kai teim ethneim orgizila, kai erchata tas orgas su kai tos kairos toiu nekroiu krinira kai dōara ton misthon toi douloi su toi profētoi kai toi hagioi kai toi foberōtoi tem onomem su, toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai diaftheirara toin diaftheirarōtoin tan gēan.The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

diaftheirirētoiu“depraved”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive plural masculine1×

1 Timothy 6:5“depraved”diaparatribais diaftheirirētoiu anthrōpoiu ton nouon kai aposterirētoiu tau alētheiau, nomizarōtoiu porismon arō tan eusebeian.and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.