ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑΙΣ, διαφθοραις
DIAPHTHORAIS, diaphthorais
Sounds Like: dee-af-tho-RAIS
Translations: (to) corruption, (to) destruction, (to) decay, (to) ruin
From the root: ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the process of decay, corruption, or destruction. It can describe physical decomposition, moral degradation, or the ruin of something. It is often used in a negative sense, indicating a state of deterioration or perishing. In a sentence, it would typically be used to describe the state or process of something falling apart or becoming corrupt.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1312 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 1:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Lamentations — 4:20
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.
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΝΑʼ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, a corruption, a destruction
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, perishing, a corruption
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑʼ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, perishing, a corruption, a destruction
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑΝ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, a corruption, a destruction
- ΔΙΑΦΘΟΡΑΣ — of corruption, of destruction, of decay, of ruin, of perishing
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