Template: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