- Transliteration: Diaphtheiro

- Phonetic: dee-af-thi'-ro

- Definition:

1. to change for the worse, to corrupt

a. of minds, morals

2. to destroy, ruin

a. to consume

1. of bodily vigour and strength

2. of the worm or moth that eats provisions, clothing, etc.

b. to destroy, to kill

- Origin: from G1225" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1225 and G5351" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5351

- TDNT entry: 10:33,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1223" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1223 and G5351" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5351; to rot thoroughly that is (by implication) to ruin (passively decay utterly figuratively pervert): - corrupt destroy perish.