ΦΘ, φθ
PHTH, phth
Sounds Like: FTHOR-ah
Translations: corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, perishing, depravity
From the root: ΦΘΟΡΑ
Part of Speech: Abbreviation, Noun
Explanation: This appears to be an abbreviation for the Koine Greek word 'ΦΘΟΡΑ' (phthora), meaning 'corruption' or 'destruction'. Ancient Greek manuscripts frequently used abbreviations due to the cost of materials and the labor of scribes. This abbreviation would typically stand for the full word in context. It describes a state of decay, ruin, or moral depravity.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine (when referring to ΦΘΟΡΑ)
Strong’s number: G5356 (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, ΦΘΟΡΑ.
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.
- ΦΘΟΡΑΙ — corruptions, destructions, ruins, decay
- ΦΘΟΡΑΙΣ — (to) decay, (to) corruption, (to) destruction, (to) ruin, (by) decay, (by) corruption, (by) destruction, (by) ruin
- ΦΘΟΡΑΝ — corruption, a corruption, destruction, a destruction, decay, a decay, ruin, a ruin
- ΦΘΟΡΑΣ — of corruption, of destruction, of decay, of ruin, of perishing
- ΦΘΟΡΙΣ — corruption, ruin, decay, destruction, perishing, a perishing
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