probably strengthened from phthio (to pine or waste)
Transliterated Word
Phonetic Spelling
Phtheiro
fthi'-ro
Parts of Speech
TDNT
Verb
9:93,1259
Definition
to corrupt, to destroy
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
to lead away a Christian church from that state of knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Phtheiro". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=5351>.
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