ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΟΜΕΝΩΝΧΕΡΣΙΝ, διαφθειρομενωνχερσιν
DIAPHTHEIROMENŌNCHERSIN, diaphtheiromenōnchersin
Sounds Like: dee-ah-fthay-ROH-meh-NOHN KHER-sin
Translations: of those being destroyed by hands, of those being corrupted by hands, of hands destroying, of hands corrupting
From the root: ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ, ΧΕΙΡ
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the genitive plural middle/passive participle of the verb 'διαφθείρω' (diaphtheirō), meaning 'to destroy' or 'to corrupt', and the dative plural of the noun 'χείρ' (cheir), meaning 'hand'. The phrase literally means 'by hands of those being destroyed' or 'by hands of those being corrupted'. It describes an action of destruction or corruption that is carried out by means of hands, or it could imply that the hands themselves are doing the destroying/corrupting.
Inflection: Participle: Present, Middle/Passive, Genitive, Plural; Noun: Dative, Plural, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G1311 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5495 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 6:19
From the same root
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