Strong's G5351

φθείρω

Transliteration

phtheírō

Definition

properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)

KJV usage

corrupt (self), defile, destroy

Derivation

probably strengthened from (to pine or waste);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Greek dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.