adjective

afthartos

Greekἄφθαρτος (afthartos)

Strong’sG862

imperishable, incorruptible

stem afthart-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

imperishable6×immortal2×

What it means

** ἄ-φθαρτος, -ον

(< φθείρω), [in LXX: Wi 12:1 18:4*;]

imperishable, immortal;

(a) of things: I Co 9:25, I Pe 1:4, 23 3:4;

(b) of persons: of men, I Co 15:52; of God, Ro 1:23, I Ti 1:17 (MM, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G862 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidaf'-thar-tos

undecaying (in essence or continuance)

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5351;

King Jamesnot (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	afthartos	afthartas	afthartem1×ἄφθαρτον	afthartois1×ἄφθαρτοι	afthartais	aftharteim
object accusative	aftharton1×ἄφθαρτον	afthartan1×ἄφθαρτον		afthartoin	afthartain
direct address vocative	afthartor	afthartar		afthartoir	afthartair
of, belonging to genitive	afthartou1×ἀφθάρτου	afthartau1×ἀφθάρτου	aftharteu	afthartoiu	afthartaiu	aftharteiu
to, for dative	aftharto2×ἀφθάρτῳ	aftharta	aftharte	afthartoi	afthartai	afthartei

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

afthartstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

afthart 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

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

aftharton“imperishable”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Corinthians 9:25“imperishable”pantos de tos agōnizerōtos panteim enkrateuetō, ekeinois men oun hina ftharton stefanon lambaleia, nis de aftharton.Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

afthartou“immortal”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Romans 1:23“immortal”kai allassala tan doxan tou afthartou theou en homoiōme eikōnau fthartou anthrōpou kai peteineiu kai tetrapodeiu kai herpeteiu.and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

aftharto“immortal”to, fordative singular2×

1 Timothy 1:17“immortal”to de basilevo toiu aiōnoiu, aftharto, aorato, mono theo, timas kai doxas eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu; amēn.Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 3:4“imperishable”alla tos kruptos tau kardiau anthrōpos en to aftharto teu praueu kai hēsuchieu pneumeu, hem atō enōpion tou theou polutelem.but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

afthartan“imperishable”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Peter 1:4“imperishable”eis klēronomian afthartan kai amiantan kai amarantan, tērirētan en ouranoi eis vinand into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

afthartau“imperishable”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Peter 1:23“imperishable”anagennirētois ouk ek sporau fthartau alla afthartau, dia logou zōarōtou theou kai menarōtou;For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

afthartem“imperishable”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Mark 16:8“imperishable”kai exercharatais feugala apo teu mnēmeieu, echate gar autain tromos kai ekstasias; kai oudeno oudenem legala, fobele gar. Panteim de teim parangellirēteim toi peri ton Petron suntomōs exangellala. meta de houteim kai autos tos Iēsus apo anatolau kai achri dusiau exapostelata dia autoiu tem hierem kai afthartem kērugmem tau aiōniau sōtērēau. amēn.So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

afthartois“imperishable”subjectnominative plural1×

1 Corinthians 15:52“imperishable”en atome, en ripa ofthalmou, en ta eschata salpinxa; salpizati gar, kai tois nekrois egeirili afthartois, kai nis allassini.in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.