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Lexicon :: Strong's G861 - aphtharsia

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ἀφθαρσία
Transliteration
aphtharsia (Key)
Pronunciation
af-thar-see'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
7x in 2 unique form(s) TR
8x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:93,1259

Strong’s Definitions

ἀφθαρσία aphtharsía, af-thar-see'-ah; from G862; incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness:—immortality, incorruption, sincerity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G861 in the following manner: incorruption (4x), immortality (2x), sincerity (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G861 in the following manner: incorruption (4x), immortality (2x), sincerity (2x).

  1. incorruption, perpetuity

  2. purity, sincerity, incorrupt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀφθαρσία aphtharsía, af-thar-see'-ah; from G862; incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness:—immortality, incorruption, sincerity.
STRONGS G861:
ἀφθαρσία, -ας, ἡ, (ἄφθαρτος, cf. ἀκαθαρσία) (Tertullian and subsequent writings incorruptibilitas, Vulg. incorruptio [and incorruptela]), incorruption, perpetuity: τοῦ κόσμου, Philo de incorr. mund. § 11; it is ascribed to τὸ θεῖον in Plutarch, Aristotle, c. 6; of the body of man exempt from decay after the resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:42 (ἐν ἀφθ., namely, ὄν), 50, 53f; of a blessed immortality (Wis. 2:23; Wis. 6:19; 4 Macc. 17:12), Romans 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:10. τινὰ ἀγαπᾶν ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ to love one with never diminishing love, Ephesians 6:24 [cf. Meyer at the passage. The word seems to have the meaning purity, sincerity, incorruptness in Titus 2:7 Rec.st].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
2:7
1 Corinthians
15:42
Ephesians
6:24
2 Timothy
1:10
Titus
2:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G861 matches the Greek ἀφθαρσία (aphtharsia),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:7 - to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42 - So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:50 - I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:53

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:53 - For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:54

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:54 - When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:24 - Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:10 - and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
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