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Strong's #2704 - καταφθείρω
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- to corrupt, deprave
- corrupted in mind
- to destroy
- to be destroyed, to perish
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καταφθείρω,
fut. - φθερῶ Plu. 2.24o d: —
1. destroy, bring to naught, στρατόν, πόλιν, ἔθνη, A. Pers. 345, S. OT 331, Pl. Lg. 697d, cf. Democr. 159; ἔργα νομήων Theoc. 25.122; κατέφθαρται ὄλβος A. Pers. 251; ἐπεὶ δέ χ' εἵκω οἴκαδις καταφθερείς in sorry plight, Epich. 35.13; - φθαρεὶς τὸν βίον Men. Epit. 429, cf. Raccolta Lumbroso 17 (iii B.C.); δένδρα -εφθαρμένα IG 9(2).1109.74 (Coropa, ii B.C.), cf. PMagd. 11.9 (iii B.C.), etc.
2. corrupt, τινα Plu.l.c.
καταφθείρω: perfect passive participle κατεφθαρμενος; 2 future passive καταφθαρήσομαι; (see κατά, III. 4);
1. to corrupt, deprave; κατεφθαρμένοι τόν νοῦν, corrupted in mind, 2 Timothy 3:8.
2. to destroy; passive to be destroyed, to perish: followed by ἐν with the dative indicating the state, 2 Peter 2:12 R G. (From Aeschylus down.)
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κατα -φθείρω ,
[in LXX chiefly for H7843 hi., Genesis 6:12, al.;]
1 to destroy entirely.
2. In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave, corrupt: pass. pf. ptcp., seq. τ . νο ν , 2 Timothy 3:8.†
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καταφθείρω occurs in connexion with an accident to a corn-ship, where Steps are taken ὅπως ἂν μὴ καταφθείρηται τὰ πλοῖα ἐπὶ τῶν τόπων (P Magd 11.9—B.C. 221). For injury to persons, see P Petr II. 12(2).13 (B.C. 241) where a petitioner demands investigation into certain charges against her adversary—ἵνα μὴ τὸν πλείω χρόνον καταφθείρωμα [ι : cf. ib. 19 (1 b).2, a petition from a prisoner, συμ ]βῆι μοι καταφθαρῆναι ἐν [τῆι φυλακῆ ]ι, and PSI IV. 377.11 (B.C. 250–49) ἵνα μὴ ἐνταῦθα καταφθείρωμαι. From the inscrr. we may cite Syll 790.74 (i/ B.C.) ἐπεὶ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα [δ ]ένδρα. . . εἰσὶν κατεφθαρμένα, ὑπολαμβάνομεν δὲ ἀναγκαῖ [ον ] εἶναι κτλ. For the subst. see P Par 63.126 (B.C. 164) (= P Petr III. p. 28) τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐκ τηλι ̣κ ̣α ̣ύτης καταφθ (ο)ρᾶ [ς ] α ̣̓ρ ̣τ [ί ]ως ἀνακτωμένους, ";the population just recovering from so great a distress"; (Mahaffy), P Tor I. 1iii. 8 (B.C. 117) διὸ ἀξιῶ ἐμβλέψαντα εἰς τὴν γεγενημένην μοι καταφθορὰν ὑπὸ ἀσεβῶν ἀνθρώπων. . συντάξαι κτλ., OGIS 339.5 (c. B.C. 120) τὴν ἀπαντωμένμν καταφθορὰν τῶν ἰδίων τοῖς ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως πρεσβεύουσιν ὑπολογιζόμενος.
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