to destroy

Greek Verb

δια-φθείρω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת hi;] 1) to destroy utterly: Luk.12:33, Rev.11:18; pass, to be destroyed, disabled: Rev.8:9, 2Co.4:16. 2) In moral sense, to corrupt, deprave: τ. γῆν, Rev.11:18; pass, διεφθαρμένοι τ. νοῦν, 1Ti.6:5. (AS)

to destroy

Greek Verb

διαφθείρω, future -φθερῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect -φθέρσω[Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect διέφθαρκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, future διαφθᾰρήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect διαφθερέομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: 3rd.pers. plural pluperfect διεφθάρατο [Refs]:—destroy utterly, πόλιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; make away with, kill, τινά [Refs]; destroy, ruin, ἥδ᾽ ἡμέρα φύσει σε καὶ διαφθερεῖ S.[same place]; τὴν τύχην [Refs]; δ. χεῖρα weaken, slacken one's hand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; spoil, break, ὑγιῆ λίθον [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὰ θυρώματα διεφθάρθαι [Refs]; δ. τὴν συνουσίαν break up the party, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) in moral sense, corrupt, ruin, γνώμην [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. τοὺς νέους, τοὺς νεωτέρους, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially corrupt by bribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. γυναῖκα seduce a woman, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τοὺς νόμους falsify, counterfeit them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ φεφ αδηκότα [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) οὐδὲν διαφθείρας τοῦ χρώματος having changed nothing of his colour, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) of a woman, to lose by miscarriage or premature birth, ἔμβρυα, βρέφος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, miscarry, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τῶν διαφθαρεισῶν τὰ ἔμβρυα [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) lose, forget, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) ={διάγω}, uncertain in [Refs] II) passive, to be destroyed, δ. ἐπὶ τοῖς ἱματίοις to be murdered for the clothes he wore, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, frequently in Papyrus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; especially to be crippled, disabled, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of ships,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be spoilt, γάλα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be corrupted, αἷμα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]deaf, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ σκέλεα διεφθάρησαν had their legs broken, [Refs 5th c.BC+]blinded, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ φρενῶν διαφθαρέν, ={φρενοβλάβεια}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] decomposed, of a corpse, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) perfect διέφθορα intransitive, to have lost one's wits, διέφθορας [Refs 8th c.BC+] corrupted blood, [Refs]; frequently in later Prose, γάλα δ. ἤδη [Refs 1st c.AD+]; but, III.2) in Trag. and Comedy texts always transitive [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) aorist διέφθειρα intransitive, became corrupt, [LXX]

Greek

Verb

to rot thoroughly, i.e. (by implication) to ruin (passively, decay utterly, figuratively, pervert); corrupt, destroy, perish; from g1225 (διαβάλλω) and g5351 (φθείρω)