G5356Noun, feminine9 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Romans 8:21φθορᾶς
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:42φθορᾷ
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
- Galatians 6:8φθοράν
The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
- Colossians 2:22φθορὰν
These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
- 2 Peter 1:4φθορᾶς
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Abbott-Smith
(φθείρω) [in LXX for שַׁחַת, חֶבֶל, etc. ;]
destruction, corruption, decay (see Mayor on 2Pe, App.,175 ff.): Rom.8:21, 1Co.15:42, Col.2:22, 2Pe.2:12; opposite to ζωὴ αἰώνιος, Gal.6:8; by meton., of that which is subject to corruption, 1Co.15:50; of moral decay, 2Pe.1:4 2:12 2:19 (cf. Wis.14:12).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.