διαφθείρω
διαφθείρω
fut. -φθερῶ
Epic -φθέρσω
perf. -έφθαρκα
and διέφθορα
Pass., fut. -φθαρήσομαι
Ionic -φθερέομαι
Ionic 3rd pl. plup. διεφθάρατο
to destroy utterly, Il., Hdt., Attic: to make away with, kill, destroy, ruin, Soph., etc.; δ. χέρα to weaken, slacken oneʼs hand, Eur.: to disable a ship, Hdt.:—absol. to forget, Eur.
in moral sense, to corrupt, ruin, Aesch., Plat., etc.:— esp. to corrupt by bribes, Hdt., Dem.: to seduce, Lys.
οὐδὲν διαφθείρας τοῦ χρώματος having changed nothing of his colour, Plat.
Pass. to be destroyed, crippled, disabled, Hdt.; τὴν ἀκοὴν διεφθαρμένος deaf, Hdt.: τὰ σκέλεα δ. with their legs broken, Hdt.; τὰ ὄμματα δ. blind, Plat.; τὰς φρένας Eur.; τὸ φρενῶν διαφθαρέν loss of oneʼs mind, Eur.
perf. διέφθορα is intr. in Hom., to have lost oneʼs wits;— but in Attic trans., Soph., Eur.
Headword (normalized):
διαφθείρω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
διαφθειρω
Intro Text:
διαφθείρω
fut. -φθερῶ
Epic -φθέρσω
perf. -έφθαρκα
and διέφθορα
Pass., fut. -φθαρήσομαι
Ionic -φθερέομαι
Ionic 3rd pl. plup. διεφθάρατο
to destroy utterly, Il., Hdt., Attic: to make away with, kill, destroy, ruin, Soph., etc.; δ. χέρα to weaken, slacken oneʼs hand, Eur.: to disable a ship, Hdt.:—absol. to forget, Eur.
in moral sense, to corrupt, ruin, Aesch., Plat., etc.:— esp. to corrupt by bribes, Hdt., Dem.: to seduce, Lys.
οὐδὲν διαφθείρας τοῦ χρώματος having changed nothing of his colour, Plat.
Pass. to be destroyed, crippled, disabled, Hdt.; τὴν ἀκοὴν διεφθαρμένος deaf, Hdt.: τὰ σκέλεα δ. with their legs broken, Hdt.; τὰ ὄμματα δ. blind, Plat.; τὰς φρένας Eur.; τὸ φρενῶν διαφθαρέν loss of oneʼs mind, Eur.
perf. διέφθορα is intr. in Hom., to have lost oneʼs wits;— but in Attic trans., Soph., Eur.
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