What does καταφθείρω (kataphtheírō) mean in the Bible?
καταφθείρω (kataphtheírō) is a Greek word meaning "to deprave".
Greek · G2704
καταφθείρω
To deprave
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καταφθείρω G2704
Pronunciation kataphtheírō
What does καταφθείρω (kataphtheírō) mean in the Bible?
καταφθείρω (kataphtheírō) is a Greek word meaning "to deprave".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2704?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include They are depraved (1).
Where does καταφθείρω (kataphtheírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 3:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It They are depraved 1× 2 Timothy 3:8
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Usage map
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First aligned row 2 Timothy 3:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
2 Timothy 1
Source forms
κατεφθαρμένοι 1x katephtharmenoi 2 Timothy 3:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Timothy 3:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to deprave
Strong's G2704
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to deprave
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
11 to destroy entirely.
2In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave, corrupt: pass. pf. ptcp., before τ. νο ν, 2Ti.3:8.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 3:8 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κατεφθαρμένοι katefqarmenoi
I destroy, corrupt
Read verse 2 Peter 2:12 Verb Third Person Plural Second Future Passive Indicative
καταφθαρήσονται, katafqarhsontai
I destroy, corrupt
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Perfect Voices Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive 2 Tim 3:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
καταφθείρω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain