- Original: καταφθείρω - Transliteration: Katphtheiro - Phonetic: kat-af-thi'-ro - Definition: 1. to corrupt, deprave a. corrupted in mind 2. to destroy a. to be destroyed, to perish - Origin: from G2596 and G5351 - TDNT entry: 10:33,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G2596 and G5351 ; to spoil entirely that is (literally) to destroy; or (figuratively) to deprave: - corrupt utterly perish. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • corrupt, 1 2 Timothy 3:8 • perish, 1 2 Peter 2:12