Dictionary entry

διαφθείρω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δια-φθείρω

[in LXX chiefly for שׁחת hi.;]

1. to destroy utterly: Lk 12:33, Re 11:18; pass., to be destroyed, disabled: Re 8:9, II Co 4:16.

2. In moral sense, to corrupt, deprave: τ. γῆν, Re 11:18; pass., διεφθαρμένοι τ. νοῦν, I Ti 6:5.†