Kataphtheírō — G2704

Definition

verb

to spoil entirely, i.e. (literally) to destroy; or (figuratively) to deprave;

1. to corrupt, deprave
2. to destroy

Usually translated as

corrupt, utterly perish

Origin

from G2596 and G5351

• katá (G2596)
• phtheírō (G5351)

Occurrences

Kataphtheírō occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Timothy (1), 2 Peter (1)

• 2 Timothy 3:8 — Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt (κατεφθαρμένοι) minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
• 2 Peter 2:12 — But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish (καταφθαρησονται) in their own corruption;