ΦΘΟΡΟΝ, φθορον
PHTHORON, phthoron
Sounds Like: FTHO-ron
Translations: corruptible, perishable, destructive, ruinous, decay, destruction, corruption, a corruptible thing
From the root: ΦΘΟΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something that is subject to decay, destruction, or corruption. As an adjective, it means 'corruptible' or 'perishable'. As a noun, it refers to the state or process of decay or destruction itself, or something that is corruptible. It can be used to describe things that are temporary or subject to ruin.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative; or Singular, Masculine, Accusative
Strong’s number: G5356 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 5:121
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΘΟΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΦΘΟΡΟΣ — corruption, ruin, destruction, decay, a destroyer, corrupting, destructive
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