◄ 861. aphtharsia ►
Strong's Lexicon aphtharsia: Incorruptibility, immortality, imperishability Original Word: ἀφθαρσία Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: aphtharsia Pronunciation: af-thar-SEE-ah Phonetic Spelling: (af-thar-see'-ah) Definition: Incorruptibility, immortality, imperishability Meaning: indestructibility, incorruptibility; hence: immortality. Word Origin: Derived from ἄφθαρτος (aphthartos), meaning "incorruptible" or "imperishable." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "aphtharsia," the concept of incorruptibility can be related to terms like חַי (chai, Strong's H2416) meaning "life," and עוֹלָם (olam, Strong's H5769) meaning "everlasting" or "eternal." Usage: The term "aphtharsia" refers to the state of being free from decay, corruption, or death. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe the eternal and imperishable nature of the believer's inheritance, the resurrection body, and the gospel's enduring truth. It emphasizes the contrast between the temporal, decaying world and the eternal, unchanging nature of God's kingdom. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of immortality was often associated with the gods and the afterlife. The Christian use of "aphtharsia" redefines this concept, applying it to the believer's hope in Christ. The early Christians lived in a culture that was heavily influenced by philosophies that either denied the afterlife or had a distorted view of it. The promise of incorruptibility through Christ offered a radical and hopeful perspective that stood in stark contrast to prevailing cultural beliefs. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 861 aphtharsía – properly, no-corruption (unable to experience deterioration); incorruptibility (not perishable), i.e. lacking the very capacity to decay or constitutionally break down. See 862a (aphthartos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from aphthartos Definition incorruptibility NASB Translation immortality (2), imperishable (4), incorruptible (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 861: ἀφθαρσία ἀφθαρσία, ἀφθαρσίας, ἡ (ἄφθαρτος, cf. ἀκαθαρσία) (Tertullian and subsequent writingsincorruptibilitas, Vulg.incorruptio (andincorruptela)), incorruption, perpetuity: τοῦ κόσμου, Philo de incorr. round. § 11; it is ascribed to τό θεῖον in Plutarch, Aristotle, c. 6; of the body of man exempt from decay after the resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:42 (ἐν ἀφθαρσία, namely, ὄν), 50, 53f; of a blessed immortality (Wis. 2:23 Wis. 6:19; 4 Macc. 17:12), Romans 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:10. τινα ἀγαπᾶν ἐν ἀφθαρσία to love one with never diminishing love, Ephesians 6:24 (cf. Meyer at the passage The word seems to have the meaning purity, sincerity, incorruptness in Titus 2:7 Rec.st). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance incorruptibility, immortality From aphthartos; incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness -- immortality, incorruption, sincerity. see GREEK aphthartos Forms and Transliterations αφθαρσια αφθαρσία ἀφθαρσίᾳ αφθαρσιαν αφθαρσίαν ἀφθαρσίαν αφθοριαν ἀφθορίαν aphtharsia aphtharsíāi aphtharsian aphtharsían aphthorian aphthorían Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 2:7 N-AFS GRK: τιμὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν ζητοῦσιν ζωὴν NAS: and honor and immortality, eternal KJV: honour and immortality, eternal life: INT: honor and immortality are seeking life 1 Corinthians 15:42 N-DFS GRK: ἐγείρεται ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ NAS: [body], it is raised an imperishable [body]; KJV: it is raised in incorruption: INT: it is raised in immortality 1 Corinthians 15:50 N-AFS GRK: φθορὰ τὴν ἀφθαρσίαν κληρονομεῖ NAS: inherit the imperishable. KJV: corruption inherit incorruption. INT: decay the immortality does inherit 1 Corinthians 15:53 N-AFS GRK: τοῦτο ἐνδύσασθαι ἀφθαρσίαν καὶ τὸ NAS: put on the imperishable, and this KJV: must put on incorruption, and this INT: this to put on imperishable and the 1 Corinthians 15:54 Noun-AFS GRK: ἐνδύσηται τὴν ἀφθαρσίαν καὶ τὸ INT: shall have put on the imperishable and the Ephesians 6:24 N-DFS GRK: Χριστὸν ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ NAS: Christ with incorruptible [love]. KJV: Christ in sincerity. Amen. INT: Christ in incorruption 2 Timothy 1:10 N-AFS GRK: ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ NAS: life and immortality to light KJV: life and immortality to light through INT: life and immortality by the Titus 2:7 N-AFS GRK: τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ ἀφθορίαν σεμνότητα KJV: gravity, sincerity, INT: teaching uncorruptness dignity Strong's Greek 861 8 Occurrences ἀφθαρσίᾳ — 2 Occ. ἀφθαρσίαν — 5 Occ. ἀφθορίαν — 1 Occ.