Word study · Greek
diaphtheírō
to decay, to destroy
Say it: dee-af-THAY-ro (approximate)
διαφθείρω
What it means
To destroy, corrupt, or waste away thoroughly. In 4:16 "though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day."
Range of meaning
- DecayWaste away.
- DestroyRuin.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 4
"Our outward man is decaying" (4:16).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1311 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources