ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑ, καταφθορα
KATAPHTHORA, kataphthora
Sounds Like: kah-tah-ftho-RAH
Translations: destruction, corruption, ruin, a destruction, a corruption, a ruin
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act or process of destruction, corruption, or ruin. It implies a state of decay or complete deterioration, often with a sense of moral or physical decay. It can be used to describe the ruin of cities, the corruption of morals, or the physical decay of something.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2692 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 4:14
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 6 — 2:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑΝ — corruption, destruction, ruin, a corruption, a destruction, a ruin
- ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑΣ — of corruption, of destruction, of ruin
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