phthartos · perishable

What it means

phthartos (φθαρτός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “perishable”.

Corruptible: what decays and dies.

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 decays and dies.

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

How it is translated

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

• perishable ×5
• corruptible ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 1 Peter×2

• Romans 1:23

  and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of a corruptible human being and of birds and of four-footed animals and of creeping things.

• 1 Corinthians 9:25

  And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things; they then do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

• 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.

• 1 Peter 1:18

  knowing that you were redeemed not with perishable things, silver or gold, from your futile conduct inherited from your fathers,

• 1 Peter 1:23

  having been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the word of God, living and remaining.