Word study · Greek
kataphtheírō
corrupted
Say it: kat-af-THI-ro (approximate)
καταφθείρω
What it means
To corrupt, to ruin utterly (kata "down" plus phtheirō "destroy"). In 3:8, "men corrupted in mind." It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- CorruptRuin.
- DepraveMake morally worse.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"Men corrupted in mind" (3:8). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2704 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources