- Transliteration: Phthora

- Phonetic: fthor-ah'

- Definition:

1. corruption, destruction, perishing

a. that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable

b. in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell

2. in the NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay

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

- TDNT entry: 10:33,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G5351" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5351; decay that is ruin (spontaneous or inflicted literally or figuratively): - corruption destroy perish.