Strong's Number G5356

φθορά

phthora · fthor-ah'

Transliteration:

phthora{fthor-ah'}

Word Origin:

from 5351

TDNT:

9:93,1259

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

corruption 7, to perish 1519 1, destroy 1

Total: 9
Occurs 9 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

corruption, destruction, perishing
1. that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable
2. in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell
in the NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay