aphtharsia · incorruption, immortality

What it means

aphtharsia (ἀφθαρσία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “incorruption, immortality”.

Incorruption: what neither decays nor dies, immortality.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What does not decay or die.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• imperishability ×4
• incorruption ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×4
• Ephesians×1
• 2 Timothy×1

• Romans 2:7

  to those who by perseverance in good work seek glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life;

• 1 Corinthians 15:42

  So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in decay, it is raised in imperishability;

• 1 Corinthians 15:50

  Now this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does decay inherit imperishability.

• 1 Corinthians 15:53

  For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

• 1 Corinthians 15:54

  And when this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the word that is written will come about: Death has been swallowed up in victory.

• Ephesians 6:24

  Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus the Messiah in incorruption.

• 2 Timothy 1:10

  but now has been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Jesus the Messiah, who abolished death and brought to light life and incorruption through the good news,