verb
kataftheromō
Strong’sG2704
I destroy, corrupt
stem katafther-once in the New Testament1 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.
κατα-φθείρω,
[in LXX chiefly for שׁחת hi., Ge 6:12, al.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future - φθερῶ Refs 1st c.AD+:—destroy, bring to naught, στρατόν, πόλιν, ἔθνη, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπεὶ δέ χ᾽ εἵκω οἴκαδις καταφθερείς in sorry plight, Refs 5th c.BC+; δένδρα -εφθαρμένα Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 corrupt, τινα Plu.[same place]
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kataftherorēntoisκατεφθαρμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataftheromō | kataftherome | kataftheromē | kataftheromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataftherosō | kataftherose | kataftherosē | kataftheroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataftherotō | kataftherote | kataftherotē | kataftherotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataftheronō | kataftherone | kataftheronē | kataftheronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataftherovō | kataftherove | kataftherovē | kataftherovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataftherolō | kataftherole | kataftherolē | kataftherolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataftheromeiō | kataftheromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataftheroseiō | kataftheroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataftheroteiō | kataftheroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataftheroneiō | kataftheroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataftheroveiō | kataftheroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataftheroleiō | kataftheroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataftherosōr | kataftherosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataftherotōr | kataftherotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataftherovōr | kataftherovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataftherolōr | kataftherolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataftheromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kataftherosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataftherotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kataftheronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataftherovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kataftheroloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kataftherorō | kataftherorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kataftherorōntos | kataftherorēntos1× |
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
katafther 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kataftherorēntois“corrupt”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Timothy 3:8“corrupt”… kai houtois antistēolō ta alētheia, anthrōpois kataftherorēntois ton nouon, adokimois peri tan pistian.… Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.