verb

kataftheirimō

Greekκαταφθείρω (kataftheirō)

Strong’sG2704

I destroy, corrupt

stem kataftheir-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

corrupt1×

What it means

κατα-φθείρω,

[in LXX chiefly for שׁחת hi., Ge 6:12, al.;]

1 to destroy entirely.

2. In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave, corrupt: pass. pf. ptcp., seq. τ. νοῦν, II Ti 3:8.†

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

Strong’s G2704 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-af-thi'-ro

to spoil entirely, i.e. (literally) to destroy; or (figuratively) to deprave;

Fromfrom G2596 and G5351;

King Jamescorrupt, utterly perish.

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

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
kataftheirirētoisκατεφθαρμένοι	has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine	corrupt	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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	kataftheirimō	kataftheirime	kataftheirimi	kataftheirima	kataftheirimē	kataftheirimelē
you 2nd person singular	kataftheirisō	kataftheirise	kataftheirisi	kataftheirisa	kataftheirisē	kataftheiriselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataftheiritō	kataftheirite	kataftheiriti	kataftheirita	kataftheiritē	kataftheiritelē
we 1st person plural	kataftheirinō	kataftheirine	kataftheirini	kataftheirina	kataftheirinē	kataftheirinelē
ye 2nd person plural	kataftheirivō	kataftheirive	kataftheirivi	kataftheiriva	kataftheirivē	kataftheirivelē
they 3rd person plural	kataftheirilō	kataftheirile	kataftheirili	kataftheirila	kataftheirilē	kataftheirilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	kataftheirimeiō	kataftheirimeia	kataftheirimeiē
you 2nd person singular	kataftheiriseiō	kataftheiriseia	kataftheiriseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataftheiriteiō	kataftheiriteia	kataftheiriteiē
we 1st person plural	kataftheirineiō	kataftheirineia	kataftheirineiē
ye 2nd person plural	kataftheiriveiō	kataftheiriveia	kataftheiriveiē
they 3rd person plural	kataftheirileiō	kataftheirileia	kataftheirileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	kataftheirisōr	kataftheirisar	kataftheirisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataftheiritōr	kataftheiritar	kataftheiritēr
ye 2nd person plural	kataftheirivōr	kataftheirivar	kataftheirivēr
they 3rd person plural	kataftheirilōr	kataftheirilar	kataftheirilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	kataftheirimoiō	kataftheirimoia
you 2nd person singular	kataftheirisoiō	kataftheirisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	kataftheiritoiō	kataftheiritoia
we 1st person plural	kataftheirinoiō	kataftheirinoia
ye 2nd person plural	kataftheirivoiō	kataftheirivoia
they 3rd person plural	kataftheiriloiō	kataftheiriloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	kataftheirirō	kataftheiriri	kataftheirira	kataftheirirē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	kataftheirirōtos	kataftheiriritos	kataftheiriratos	kataftheirirētos1×

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

kataftheirstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

kataftheir 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

kataftheirirētois“corrupt”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine1×

2 Timothy 3:8“corrupt”hon tropon de Iannos kai Iambros anthistanala Mōuso, houtōs kai houtois anthistanelō ta alētheia, anthrōpois kataftheirirētois ton nouon, adokimois peri tan pistian.Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.