5351

5351 φθείρω phtheiro [fthi’-ro] probably strengthened from phthio (to pine or waste); v; TDNT- 9:93,1259; [{See TDNT 829 }] AV-corrupt 4, corrupt (one’s) self 1, be corrupt 1, defile 1, destroy 1; 8

1) to corrupt, to destroy

1a) 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

1b) to lead away a Christian church from that state of knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide

1c) to be destroyed, to perish

1d) in an ethical sense, to corrupt, deprave