Strong's Number 5351

Transliteration:

phtheiro {fthi'-ro}

Word Origin:

probably strengthened from phthio (to pine or waste)

TDNT:

9:93,1259

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

corrupt 4, corrupt (one's) self 1, be corrupt 1, defile 1, destroy 1

Total: 8

Definition:

to corrupt, to destroy
1. in the opinion of the Jews, the temple was corrupted or "destroyed" when anyone defiled or in the slightest degree damaged anything in it, or if its guardians neglected their duties
2. to lead away a Christian church from that state of knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide
3. to be destroyed, to perish
4. in an ethical sense, to corrupt, deprave