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φθείρω

Lemmaφθείρω
Citation formφθείρω
Part of speechverb
GlossI corrupt, spoil, destroy
Strong’sG5351
Transliterationphtheírō
Definitionproperly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)
KJV glosses:--corrupt (self), defile, destroy.
Derivationprobably strengthened from (to pine or waste)
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