φθορά, -ᾶς, ἡ (φθείρω) [in LXX for שַׁחַת, חֶבֶל, etc. ;] destruction, corruption, decay (see Mayor on 2Pe, App.,175 ff.): Rom.8:21, 1Co.15:42, Col.2:22, 2Pe.2:12; opposite to ζωὴ αἰώνιος, Gal.6:8; by meton., of that which is subject to corruption, 1Co.15:50; of moral decay, 2Pe.1:4 2:12 2:19 (cf. Wis.14:12).† (AS)
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G5356 — φθορά
phthora · corruption · Greek
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Romans 8:21 · φθορᾶςBecause the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.1 Corinthians 15:42 · φθορᾷ,So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:1 Corinthians 15:50 · φθορὰNow this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.Galatians 6:8 · φθοράν,For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.Colossians 2:22 · φθορὰνWhich all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?2 Peter 1:4 · φθορᾶς.Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.2 Peter 2:12 · φθοράν, · φθορᾷBut these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;2 Peter 2:19 · φθορᾶς·While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.