2001 Translation

KATAPHTHORAN, kataphthoran

Sounds Like: kah-tah-ftho-RAHN

Translations: corruption, destruction, ruin, a corruption, a destruction, a ruin

From the root: ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the process of decay, ruin, or destruction. It can describe physical deterioration, moral corruption, or the complete undoing of something. It is often used in contexts relating to the perishable nature of things or the consequences of sin.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2692 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 5:1, 16:4

Codex Sinaiticus

• Esther — 4:17f
• Psalms — 48:10
• Sirach — 28:6
• Epistle of Barnabas — 5:1, 16:5

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 2 Chronicles — 12:12
• Esther — 4:17
• Psalms — 48:10, 139:12
• Sirach — 28:6

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 6 — 2:2, 2:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑ.

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.

• ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑ — destruction, corruption, ruin, a destruction, a corruption, a ruin
• ΚΑΤΑΦΘΟΡΑΣ — of corruption, of destruction, of ruin

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