noun · feminine

diafthoras

Greekδιαφθορά (diafthora)

Strong’sG1312

destruction, decay, corruption

stem diafthor-6 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

decay5×corruption1×

What it means

δια-φθορά, -ᾶς, ἡ

(< διαφθείρω), [in LXX chiefly for שׁחת, and cogn. forms;]

1. destruction.

2. corruption (physical or moral): of the grave, Ac 2:27 (LXX), Ac 2:31 13:34-37.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1312 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddee-af-thor-ah'

decay

Fromfrom G1311;

King Jamescorruption.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	diafthoras	diafthorais
object accusative	diafthoran6×διαφθοράν	diafthorain
direct address vocative	diafthorar	diafthorair
of, belonging to genitive	diafthorau	diafthoraiu
to, for dative	diafthora	diafthorai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

diafthorstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

diafthora 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

diafthoran“decay”objectaccusative singular6×

Acts 2:27“decay”hoti ouk enkataleipasi tan psuchan mu eis hadon, oude dōasi ton hosion su horara diafthoran.because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Acts 2:31“decay”prooraratos lalata peri tau anastasiau tou christou hoti oute enkataleipita eis hadon oute tas sarxas autou horata diafthoran.Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.

Acts 13:34“decay”hoti de anistanata auton ek nekroiu mēketi mellarōton hupostrefarō eis diafthoran, houtōs legatē hoti Dōami vi teim hosieim David teim pisteim.In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

Acts 13:35“decay”dioti kai en hetero legatō; Ouk dōasi ton hosion su horara diafthoran;So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

Acts 13:36“corruption”David men gar idia genea hupēretaratos ta tou theou boula koimita kai prostithita pros toin patēroin autou kai horata diafthoran,For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

Acts 13:37“decay”hon de tos theos egeirata ouk horata diafthoran.But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.