ΦΘΟΡΑΣ, φθορας
PHTHORAS, phthoras
Sounds Like: fthor-AS
Translations: of corruption, of destruction, of decay, of ruin, of perishing
From the root: ΦΘΟΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of decay, ruin, or perishing. It signifies a process of deterioration or destruction, often implying a loss of original form or integrity. It is used to describe physical, moral, or spiritual corruption.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5356 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:88
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 11:309
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- 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
- ΦΘΟΡΙΣ — corruption, ruin, decay, destruction, perishing, a perishing
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