ΑΥ̓ΤΩΝΔΙΕΦΘΕΙΡΑΝ, αὐτωνδιεφθειραν
AUTŌNDIEPHTHEIRAN, autōndiephtheiran
Sounds Like: OW-tone dee-ef-THAY-ran
Translations: of them, their, of themselves, their own, they destroyed, they corrupted, they ruined
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ, ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Verb
Explanation: This appears to be a compound of two words: ΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ (autōn) and ΔΙΕΦΘΕΙΡΑΝ (diephtheiran). ΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ is the genitive plural form of the pronoun 'autos,' meaning 'of them,' 'their,' or 'of themselves.' It indicates possession or origin. ΔΙΕΦΘΕΙΡΑΝ is the third person plural aorist active indicative form of the verb 'diaphtheirō,' meaning 'they destroyed,' 'they corrupted,' or 'they ruined.' When combined, it means 'they destroyed them' or 'they corrupted their own.'
Inflection: ΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ: Plural, Genitive, All genders; ΔΙΕΦΘΕΙΡΑΝ: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G0846 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1311 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:50
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ, ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ, appear in our texts.
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