noun · feminine
athanasias
Greekἀθανασία (athanasia)
Strong’sG110
immortality
stem athanasi-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀθανασία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἀ-θάνατος, undying; V. MM, VGT, s.v.), [in LXX: Wi 3:4 4:1 8:13, 17 15:3, IV Mac 14:5 16:13*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G110 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | athanasias | athanasiais |
| object accusative | athanasian3×ἀθανασίαν | athanasiain |
| direct address vocative | athanasiar | athanasiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | athanasiau | athanasiaiu |
| to, for dative | athanasia | athanasiai |
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
athanasia 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
athanasian“immortality”objectaccusative singular3×
1 Corinthians 15:53“immortality”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“immortality”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.”
1 Timothy 6:16“immortality”tos monos echarōtos athanasian, fōtem oikarōtos aprositem, hon horata oudenos anthrōpoiu oude horara dunetō; ho timas kai kratem aiōniem; amēn.He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.