ΠΑΡΕΙΣΦΘΕΙΡΩ, παρεισφθειρω
PAREISPHTHEIRŌ, pareisphtheirō
Sounds Like: par-eis-FTHAI-roh
Translations: to corrupt, to destroy, to spoil, to ruin
From the root: ΠΑΡΕΙΣΦΘΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from three parts: παρά (para, 'beside, alongside'), εἰς (eis, 'into'), and φθείρω (phtheiro, 'to corrupt, destroy'). It means to corrupt or destroy by introducing something alongside or into something else, often implying a subtle or insidious process of decay or ruin. It describes the act of causing something to become spoiled or ruined from within or by external, often subtle, influences.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3927 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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, 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.
- ΠΑΡΕΙΣΕΦΘΑΡΜΕΝΟΥ — corrupted, defiled, depraved, having been corrupted, having been defiled, having been depraved
- 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
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