Word study · Greek

diaphtheírō

to decay, to destroy

Say it: dee-af-THAY-ro (approximate)

διαφθείρω

What it means

To corrupt. "Of people of corrupt minds" (6:5).

Range of meaning

  • DecayWaste away.
  • DestroyRuin.

In 1 Timothy

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1311 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources