ΛΙΜΩΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΑΙ, λιμωδιαφθειραι
LIMŌDIAPHTHEIRAI, limōdiaphtheirai
Sounds Like: lee-moh-dee-af-THAY-rye
Translations: to destroy by famine, to perish by hunger, to be destroyed by starvation
From the root: ΛΙΜΟΣ, ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'famine/hunger' (λιμός) and 'to destroy/corrupt' (διαφθείρω). It means to destroy or cause to perish by means of hunger or famine. It describes the act of someone or something being brought to ruin or death due to lack of food.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G3042 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1311 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 4:2
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΛΙΜΟΣ, ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ, appear in our texts.
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