φθορά phthorá
Meaning
decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version: corruption, destroy, perish
Derivation: from G5351 (φθείρω);
Where it is used
- Romans 8:21 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 15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
- 1 Corinthians 15:50 Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
- Galatians 6:8 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 2:22 These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
- 2 Peter 1:4 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.
- 2 Peter 2:12 These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
- 2 Peter 2:19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.