Phthartos φθαρτός
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| φθαρτός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | phthartos |
| Strong's number | G5349 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | perishable |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (3) |
Phthartos (Greek φθαρτός, Strong's G5349) is a Greek adjective meaning “perishable”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
φθαρτός, -ή, -όν (φθείρω)
[in LXX: Lev.22:25 (מִשְׁחָת), Isa.54:17 A א3, Wis.9:15 14:8, 2Ma.7:16 * ;]
perishable, corruptible: ἄνθρωπος, Rom.1:23 (opposite to ἄφθαρτος θεός); στέφανος, 1Co.9:25 (opposite to αρτος); σπσρά, 1Pe.1:23 (opposite to ἄφθ.); neut., τὸ φ. τοῦτο, 1Co.15:53-54; pl., 1Pe.1:18.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Lev.22:25 (מִשְׁחָת), Isa.54:17 A א3, Wis.9:15 14:8, 2Ma.7:16 * ;]
perishable, corruptible: ἄνθρωπος, Rom.1:23 (opposite to ἄφθαρτος θεός); στέφανος, 1Co.9:25 (opposite to αρτος); σπσρά, 1Pe.1:23 (opposite to ἄφθ.); neut., τὸ φ. τοῦτο, 1Co.15:53-54; pl., 1Pe.1:18.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | corruptible (5), things (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | perishable (4), mortal (1), it was not with perishable things (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Phthartos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 1:23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 9:25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.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.
- 1 Corinthians 15:53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.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 Peter
- 1 Peter 1:18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;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,
- 1 Peter 1:23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).