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διαφθείρω

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Gloss: to destroy

Transliteration: diaphtheirō

Strong’s: G1311

δια-φθείρω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת hi. ;]
__1. to destroy utterly: Luk.12:33, Rev.11:18; pass., to be destroyed, disabled: Rev.8:9, 2Co.4:16.
__2. In moral sense, to corrupt, deprave: τ. γῆν, Rev.11:18; pass., διεφθαρμένοι τ. νοῦν, 1Ti.6:5.†
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