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To deprave

καταφθείρωStrong’s G2704

kataphtheirō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kataphtheirō is the Greek word usually translated “depraved”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”
2 Timothy 3:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “depraved”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • depraved 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καταφθείρω kataphtheirō · to deprave

    κατα-φθείρω [in LXX chiefly for שָׁחַת hi., Gen.6:12, al. ;] 1 1 to destroy entirely. 2. In moral sense (as LXX), to deprave, corrupt: pass. pf. ptcp., before τ. νο ν, 2Ti.3:8.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “deprave” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DEPRAVE, verb transitive

    [Latin Crooked, perverse, wicked.]

    1. To make bad or worse; to impair good qualities; to make bad qualities worse; to vitiate; to corrupt; as, to deprave manners, morals, government, laws; to deprave the heart, mind, will, understanding, taste, principles, etc.
    2. To defame; to vilify.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.