adjective

fthartos

Greekφθαρτός (fthartos)

Strong’sG5349

corruptible, perishable

stem fthart-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

perishable5×mortal1×

What it means

φθαρτός, -ή, -όν (φθείρω)

[in LXX: Le 22:25 (מִשְׁחָת), Is 54:17 Aא3, Wi 9:15 14:8, II Mac 7:16 *;]

perishable, corruptible: ἄνθρωπος, Ro 1:23 (opp. to ἄφθαρτος θεός); στέφανος, I Co 9:25 (opp. to ἄφθαρτος); σπσρά, I Pe 1:23 (opp. to ἄφθ.); neut., τὸ φ. τοῦτο, I Co 15:53, 54; pl., I Pe 1:18.†

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

Strong’s G5349 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfthar-tos'

decayed, i.e. (by implication) perishable

Fromfrom G5351;

King Jamescorruptible.

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	fthartos	fthartas	fthartem2×φθαρτὸν	fthartois	fthartais	ftharteim
object accusative	ftharton1×φθαρτὸν	fthartan		fthartoin	fthartain
direct address vocative	fthartor	fthartar		fthartoir	fthartair
of, belonging to genitive	fthartou1×φθαρτοῦ	fthartau1×φθαρτῆς	ftharteu	fthartoiu	fthartaiu	ftharteiu
to, for dative	ftharto	ftharta	ftharte	fthartoi	fthartai	fthartei1×φθαρτοῖς

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

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

fthart 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

ftharton“perishable”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Corinthians 9:25“perishable”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.

fthartou“mortal”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Romans 1:23“mortal”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.

fthartau“perishable”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Peter 1:23“perishable”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.

fthartem“perishable”subject or objectdirect singular2×

1 Corinthians 15:53“perishable”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“perishable”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.”

fthartei“perishable”to, fordative plural1×

1 Peter 1:18“perishable”oidarētois hoti ouk fthartei, argurie ē chrusie, lutriva ek tau mataiau vu anastrofau patroparadotau,For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,