ΔΙΑΦΘΟΝΑʼ, διαφθοναʼ
DIAPHTHONAʼ, diaphthonaʼ
Sounds Like: dee-ah-ftho-RAH
Translations: corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, a corruption, a destruction
From the root: ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the process or state of decay, corruption, or destruction. It can describe physical decomposition, moral degradation, or the ruin of something. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that this word is likely being used as a numeral, representing 4000, or it could be a coronis indicating an elision, though the former is more probable in this context given the example usage. However, the context provided suggests it's a misspelling or variant of the noun 'διαφθορά'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine (if interpreted as the noun 'διαφθορά'). If interpreted as a numeral, it does not inflect.
Strong’s number: G1312 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, perishing, a corruption
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑʼ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, perishing, a corruption, a destruction
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑΙΣ — (to) corruption, (to) destruction, (to) decay, (to) ruin
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑΝ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, a corruption, a destruction
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑΣ — of corruption, of destruction, of decay, of ruin, of perishing
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