ΠΑΡΕΙΣΕΦΘΑΡΜΕΝΟΥ, παρεισεφθαρμενου
PAREISEPHTHARMENOU, pareisephtharmenou
Sounds Like: par-eis-ef-thar-MEH-noo
Translations: corrupted, defiled, depraved, having been corrupted, having been defiled, having been depraved
From the root: ΠΑΡΕΙΣΦΘΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a perfect passive participle, meaning 'having been corrupted' or 'having been defiled'. It describes something that has undergone a process of corruption or moral decay, often implying a subtle or insidious introduction of the corruption. It is a compound word formed from 'παρά' (beside, alongside), 'εἰς' (into), and 'φθείρω' (to corrupt, destroy).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter, Perfect, Passive
Strong’s number: G3927 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 2:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΕΙΣΦΘΕΙΡΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΕΙΣΦΘΕΙΡΟΝΤΑΙ — they are being corrupted, they are being destroyed, they are being ruined, they are being led astray, they are being secretly introduced to corruption
- ΠΑΡΕΙΣΦΘΕΙΡΩ — to corrupt, to destroy, to spoil, to ruin
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