ΦΘΟΡΑΙ, φθοραι
PHTHORAI, phthorai
Sounds Like: ftho-RAI
Translations: corruptions, destructions, ruins, decay
From the root: ΦΘΟΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the process or state of decay, ruin, or destruction. It can also denote moral corruption or depravity. It is used to describe the perishing of things, whether physical or moral, and often implies a state of deterioration.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5356 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 2:10
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 9:4
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.
- ΦΘ — corruption, destruction, decay, ruin, perishing, depravity
- 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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