Aphtharsia ἀφθαρσία

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Aphtharsia
ἀφθαρσία
Transliterationaphtharsia
Strong's numberG861
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glossincorruptibility
Occurrences8 in 8 verses
Most frequent in1 Corinthians (4)

Aphtharsia (Greek ἀφθαρσία, Strong's G861) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “incorruptibility”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀφθαρσία, -ας, ἡ
(ἄφθαρτος), [in LXX: Wis.2:23 6:19, 4Ma.9:22 4Mac 17:12 * ;]
incorruptibility, immortality: Rom.2:7, 1Co.15:42 15:50 15:53-54, 2Ti.1:10; ἀγαπώντων . . . ἐν ἀ., Eph.6:24 (see AR, in l).†
ἀ-φθορία, -ας, ἡ
(φθείρω), [in LXX: Hag.2:17 (שְׁדֵפָה)* ;]
uncorruptness: Tit.2:7 (Rec. ἀφθορία).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVincorruption (4), immortality (2), sincerity (2)
BSBimperishable (3), immortality (2), undying (1), integrity (1)

Verses

Every verse with Aphtharsia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Romans

1 Corinthians

Ephesians

2 Timothy

Titus

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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