ΚΑΙΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΟΝΤΩΝ, καιδιαφθειροντων
KAIDIAPHTHEIRONTŌN, kaidiaphtheirontōn
Sounds Like: kahee-dee-ah-fthay-RON-tōn
Translations: and destroying, and corrupting, and ruining, and spoiling, and wasting
From the root: ΚΑΙ, ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the conjunction 'καί' (kai), meaning 'and' or 'also', and the present active participle of the verb 'διαφθείρω' (diaphtherō). The participle means 'destroying', 'corrupting', 'ruining', or 'spoiling'. When combined, the phrase means 'and destroying' or 'and corrupting', indicating an ongoing action of destruction or corruption. It is used to connect two actions, with the second action being the act of destroying or corrupting.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1311 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 7:22
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΙ, ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ, appear in our texts.
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