ἈΛΛΩΣΦΘΕΙΡΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ, ἀλλωσφθειρομενους
ALLŌSPHTHEIROMENOUS, allōsphtheiromenous
Sounds Like: AL-lohs-FTHAY-roh-me-noos
Translations: otherwise perishing, otherwise being corrupted, otherwise being destroyed, those otherwise perishing, those otherwise being corrupted, those otherwise being destroyed
From the root: ἈΛΛΩΣ, ΦΘΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the adverb 'ἈΛΛΩΣ' (otherwise, differently) and the present middle/passive participle of 'ΦΘΕΙΡΩ' (to destroy, corrupt, perish). It describes something or someone that is perishing, being corrupted, or being destroyed in a way that is different from what might be expected or from another specified manner. It refers to those who are undergoing destruction or corruption by other means.
Inflection: Present, Middle or Passive Voice, Accusative Case, Masculine Gender, Plural Number
Strong’s numbers: G0243 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5351 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 3:6
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΛΛΩΣ, ΦΘΕΙΡΩ, appear in our texts.
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