ἄφθαρτος
Transliteration
aphthartos (Key)
Pronunciation
af'-thar-tos
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of φθείρω (G5351)
mGNT
8x in 4 unique form(s) TR
7x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
ἄφθαρτοι — 1x
ἄφθαρτον — 2x
ἀφθάρτου — 2x
ἀφθάρτῳ — 2x
ἄφθαρτοι — 1x
ἄφθαρτον — 3x
ἀφθάρτου — 2x
ἀφθάρτῳ — 2x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:93,1259

Trench's Synonyms: lxviii. ἄφθαρτος, ἀμάραντος, ἀμαράντινος.

Strong’s Definitions

ἄφθαρτος áphthartos, af'-thar-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5351; undecaying (in essence or continuance):—not (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G862 in the following manner: incorruptible (4x), uncorruptible (1x), immortal (1x), not corruptible (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G862 in the following manner: incorruptible (4x), uncorruptible (1x), immortal (1x), not corruptible (1x).

  1. uncorrupted, not liable to corruption or decay, imperishable

    1. of things

  2. immortal

    1. of the risen dead

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄφθαρτος áphthartos, af'-thar-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5351; undecaying (in essence or continuance):—not (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal.
STRONGS G862:
ἄφθαρτος, -ον, (φθείρω), uncorrupted, not liable to corruption or decay, imperishable: of things, 1 Corinthians 9:25; 1 Peter 1:4, 23; 1 Peter 3:4; [ἄφθ. κήρυγμα τῆς αἰωνίου σωτηρίας, Mark 16 WH in (rejected) 'Shorter Conclusion']. immortal: of the risen dead, 1 Corinthians 15:52; of God, Romans 1:23; 1 Timothy 1:17. (Wis. 12:1; Wis. 18:4. [Aristotle], Plutarch, Lucian, others. [Cf. Trench, § lxviii.])
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
16
Romans
1:23
1 Corinthians
9:25; 15:52
1 Timothy
1:17
1 Peter
1:4; 1:23; 3:4
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