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Strong's G2704 καταφθείρω (kataphtheiro)

Kataphtheiro means “utterly perish” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2704 — chatsareynan in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2704
Language Greek
Linked Usages 26
Books 11

Strong's G2704 Quick Answer

Strong's G2704 καταφθείρω (kataphtheiro) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kataphtheiro (kat-af-thei'-ro) v. 1. to spoil entirely 2. (literally) to destroy It has 26 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include corrupt and destroyed. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kataphtheiro (kat-af-thei'-ro) v. 1. to spoil entirely 2. (literally) to destroy
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
corrupt and destroyed

Meaning and Definition

kataphtheiro (kat-af-thei'-ro) v. 1. to spoil entirely 2. (literally) to destroy 3. (figuratively) to deprave [from G2596 and G5351] KJV: corrupt, utterly perish Root(s): G2596, G5351

Original Word
καταφθείρω
Transliteration
kataphtheiro
Derivation
Root: φθείρω R1: 2596 R2: 5351
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2704. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to deprave

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G2704 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kataphtheiro, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

corrupt 2 Timothy 3:8 destroyed 2 Peter 2:12

How Strong's G2704 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2704 (καταφθείρω) appears 25 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2704 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2704 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

2 Timothy 3:8 KJV

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

2 Peter 2:12 KJV

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

Strong's G2704 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 6:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was corrupted; because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

Genesis 6:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord God said to Noah, A period of all men is come before me; because the earth has been filled with iniquity by them, and, behold, I destroy them and the earth.

Genesis 6:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And behold I bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven, and whatsoever things are upon the earth shall die.

Strong's G2704 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 3:39 Septuagint / Brenton

and with them he sent forty thousand footmen, and seven thousand horsemen, to go into the land of Judah, and to destroy it, as the king commanded.

1 Maccabees 8:11 Septuagint / Brenton

It was told him besides, how they destroyed and brought under their dominion all other kingdoms and isles that at any time resisted them;

1 Maccabees 15:4 Septuagint / Brenton

my meaning also being to go through the country, that I may be avenged of them that have destroyed it, and made many cities in the kingdom desolate:

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2704.

Genesis 6:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was corrupted; because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
Genesis 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God said to Noah, A period of all men is come before me; because the earth has been filled with iniquity by them, and, behold, I destroy them and the earth.
Genesis 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold I bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven, and whatsoever things are upon the earth shall die.
Genesis 9:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will establish my covenant with you and all flesh shall not anymore die by the water of the flood, and there shall no more be a flood of water to destroy all the earth.
Exodus 18:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thou wilt wear away with intolerable weariness, both those and all this people which is with thee: this thing is hard, thou wilt not be able to endure it thyself alone.
Leviticus 26:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And those who are left of you shall perish, because of their sins, and because of the sins of their fathers: in the land of their enemies shall they consume away.
Judges 6:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they encamped against them, and destroyed their fruits until they came to Gaza; and they left not the support of life in the land of Israel, not even ox or ass among the herds.
2 Chronicles 12:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the Lord saw that they repented, then came the word of the Lord to Shemaiah, saying, They have repented; I will not destroy them, but I will set them in safety for a little while, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 24:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after the end of the year, that the host of Syria went up against him, and came against Judah and Jerusalem: and they slew all the chiefs of the people among the people, and all their spoils they sent to the king of Damascus.
2 Chronicles 25:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the prophet was speaking to him, that he said to him, Have I made thee king’s counselor? take heed lest thou be scourged: and the prophet forebore, and said, I know that God is disposed against thee to destroy thee, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.
2 Chronicles 26:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction; and he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
2 Chronicles 27:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: but he went not into the temple of the Lord. And still the people corrupted themselves.
2 Chronicles 35:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
Isaiah 10:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his yoke shall be taken away from thy shoulder, and his fear from thee, and the yoke shall be destroyed from off your shoulders.
Isaiah 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to come from a land afar off, from the utmost foundation of heaven; the Lord and his warriors are coming to destroy all the world.
Isaiah 24:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the Lord is about to lay waste the world, and will make it desolate, and will lay bare the surface of it, and scatter them that dwell therein.
Isaiah 32:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with unjust words, and ruin the cause of the poor in judgment.
2 Timothy 3:8 New Testament, KJV
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
2 Peter 2:12 New Testament, KJV
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
1 Maccabees 3:39 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and with them he sent forty thousand footmen, and seven thousand horsemen, to go into the land of Judah, and to destroy it, as the king commanded.
1 Maccabees 8:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
It was told him besides, how they destroyed and brought under their dominion all other kingdoms and isles that at any time resisted them;
1 Maccabees 15:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
my meaning also being to go through the country, that I may be avenged of them that have destroyed it, and made many cities in the kingdom desolate:
1 Maccabees 15:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
or else give me for them five hundred talents of silver; and for the harm that ye have done, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents: if not, we will come and fight against you.
2 Maccabees 5:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And there were destroyed within the space of three whole days fourscore thousand, whereof forty thousand were slain in the conflict; and no fewer sold than slain.
2 Maccabees 8:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and that he would have compassion upon the city, sore defaced, and ready to be made even with the ground; and hear the blood that cried unto him,
Wisdom of Solomon 16:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But snow and ice endured the fire, and melted not, That they might know that fire burning in the hail, And sparkling in the rain, Did destroy the fruits of the enemies.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2704, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2704 FAQ

What does kataphtheiro (καταφθείρω) mean?

Kataphtheiro (Strong's G2704) is a Greek word most simply glossed "utterly perish". kataphtheiro (kat-af-thei'-ro) v. 1. to spoil entirely 2. (literally) to destroy

How many times is kataphtheiro (καταφθείρω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's G2704 across 11 books.

Where can I study kataphtheiro (καταφθείρω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2704 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kataphtheiro (καταφθείρω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as corrupt and destroyed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2704 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 17 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2704, with linked reader references where each row is available.