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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1312. διαφθορά (diaphthora) -- Corruption, decay, destruction</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1312.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/9-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1312.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1312</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1311.htm" title="1311">◄</a> 1312. diaphthora <a href="../greek/1313.htm" title="1313">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">diaphthora: Corruption, decay, destruction</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">διαφθορά</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>diaphthora<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dee-af-thor-AH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dee-af-thor-ah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Corruption, decay, destruction<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>destruction, decay, corruption.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek verb διαφθείρω (diaphtheirō), meaning "to destroy" or "to corrupt."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "diaphthora" is שַׁחַת (shachath), which means "pit" or "corruption," as seen in Psalm 16:10.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "diaphthora" primarily refers to the state of being corrupted or decayed. In the New Testament, it is often used in the context of physical decay or moral corruption. It signifies the perishable nature of the human body and the moral decay that can affect the soul.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of corruption was not only physical but also moral and ethical. The idea of decay was often associated with the transient nature of life and the inevitable decline of the physical body. In Jewish thought, corruption was linked to sin and the fall of man, contrasting with the hope of resurrection and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1312</b> <i>diaphthorá</i> – <i>thorough</i> corruption (decay). <a href="/greek/1311.htm">See 1311</a> (<i>diaphtheirō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1311.htm">diaphtheiró</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>destruction, corruption<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>decay (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1312: διαφθορά</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">διαφθορά</span></span>, <span class="greek2">διαφθορᾶς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">διαφθείρω</span>), <span class="accented">corruption, destruction</span>; in the N. T. that destruction which is effected by the decay of the body after death: <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-27.htm">Acts 2:27, 31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-34.htm">Acts 13:34-37</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 65, 10), see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">εἰδῶ</span></span>, I 5 and <span class="greek2">ὑποστρέφω</span>, 2. (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">שָׁחַת</span>; in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>corruption, decay<p>From <a href="/greek/1311.htm">diaphtheiro</a>; decay -- corruption. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1311.htm">diaphtheiro</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>διαφθορά διαφθοραίς διαφθοραν διαφθοράν διαφθοράς διαφθορών διαφλέξει διαφόρημα διαφορούντές diaphthoran diaphthorán<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/2-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σου ἰδεῖν <b>διαφθοράν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO <span class="itali">DECAY.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Holy One to see <span class="itali">corruption.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of you to see <span class="itali">decay</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/2-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ εἶδεν <b>διαφθοράν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> DID His flesh SUFFER <span class="itali">DECAY.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> flesh did see <span class="itali">corruption.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him saw <span class="itali">decay</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/13-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑποστρέφειν εἰς <b>διαφθοράν</b> οὕτως εἴρηκεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to return <span class="itali">to decay,</span> He has spoken<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to <span class="itali">corruption,</span> he said<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to return to <span class="itali">decay</span> thus he spoke<p><b><a href="/text/acts/13-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σου ἰδεῖν <b>διαφθοράν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO <span class="itali">DECAY.'</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Holy One to see <span class="itali">corruption.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of you to see <span class="itali">decay</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/13-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εἶδεν <b>διαφθοράν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his fathers and underwent <span class="itali">decay;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and saw <span class="itali">corruption:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and saw <span class="itali">decay</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/13-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ εἶδεν <b>διαφθοράν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> raised did not undergo <span class="itali">decay.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saw no <span class="itali">corruption.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not did see <span class="itali">decay</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1312.htm">Strong's Greek 1312</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1312.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/diaphthoran_1312.htm">διαφθοράν — 6 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1311.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1311"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1311" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1313.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1313"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1313" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>