noun · feminine
afthorias
Greekἀφθορία (afthoria)
Strong’sG90
incorruptibility, soundness, integrity
stem afthori-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἀ-φθορία, -ας, ἡ,
(< φθείρω), [in LXX: Hg 2:18, (17) (שִׁדָּפוֹן)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G90 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidad-ee-af-thor-ee'-ah
incorruptibleness, i.e. (figuratively) purity (of doctrine)
Fromfrom a derivative of a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G1311;
King Jamesuncorruptness.
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 | afthorias | afthoriais |
| object accusative | afthorian1×ἀφθορίαν | afthoriain |
| direct address vocative | afthoriar | afthoriair |
| of, belonging to genitive | afthoriau | afthoriaiu |
| to, for dative | afthoria | afthoriai |
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
afthoria 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
afthorian“integrity”objectaccusative singular1×
Titus 2:7“integrity”peri panteim siauton parecherōtos tupon kaleiu ergeiu, en ta didaskalia afthorian, semnotan,In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,