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Name of God’s Son

ΔΙΕΦΘΕΙΡΕΤΟ, διεφθειρετο

DIEPHTHEIRETO, diephtheireto

Sounds Like: dee-eh-FTHAY-reh-toh

Translations: was being corrupted, was being destroyed, was being ruined, was being spoiled

From the root: ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the imperfect passive indicative form of the verb 'διαφθείρω' (diaphtheirō), meaning 'to corrupt, destroy, ruin, or spoil'. It is a compound word formed from 'διά' (dia), meaning 'through' or 'completely', and 'φθείρω' (phtheirō), meaning 'to corrupt, destroy'. In this form, it describes an ongoing action in the past where something was in the process of being corrupted or destroyed by an external force.

Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Passive, Third Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G1311 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Ignatius of Antioch
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 19:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War

From the same root

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