noun · feminine
aftharsias
Greekἀφθαρσία (aftharsia)
Strong’sG861
indestructibility, incorruptibility, immortality
stem aftharsi-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ἀφθαρσία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἄφθαρτος), [in LXX: Wi 2:23 6:19, IV Mac 9:22 17:12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G861 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidaf-thar-see'-ah
incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness
Fromfrom G862;
King Jamesimmortality, incorruption, sincerity.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aftharsias | aftharsiais |
| object accusative | aftharsian5×ἀφθαρσίαν | aftharsiain |
| direct address vocative | aftharsiar | aftharsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | aftharsiau | aftharsiaiu |
| to, for dative | aftharsia2×ἀφθαρσίᾳ | aftharsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aftharsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
aftharsian“imperishable”objectaccusative singular5×
Romans 2:7“immortality”toi men kata hupomonan ergeu agatheu doxan kai timan kai aftharsian zētarōtoi zōan aiōnian;To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
1 Corinthians 15:50“imperishable”Houtem de fēamō, adelfoir, hoti sarxas kai haimem basileian theou klēronomara ouk dunetō, oude tas fthoras tan aftharsian klēronomatō.Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
1 Corinthians 15:53“imperishable”datō gar tem fthartem houtem enduera aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem enduera athanasian.For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
1 Corinthians 15:54“imperishable”hotan de tem fthartem houtem endueteia aftharsian kai tem thnētem houtem endueteia athanasian, tote gineti tos logos tos grafirētos; Katapinita tos thanatos eis nikem.When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
2 Timothy 1:10“immortality”faneriratan de nun dia tau epifaneiau tou sōtērou nu Iēsu Christou, katargaratou men ton thanaton fōtizaratou de zōan kai aftharsian dia teu euangelieu,And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
aftharsia“undying”to, fordative singular2×
1 Corinthians 15:42“imperishable”Houtōs kai tas anastasias toiu nekroiu. speiritō en fthora, egeiritō en aftharsia;So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
Ephesians 6:24“undying”tas charias meta pantoiu toiu agaparōtoiu ton kurion nu Iēsun Christon en aftharsia.Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.