Word study · Greek
phthorá
decay, perishability
Say it: fthor-AH (approximate)
φθορά
What it means
Destruction, decay, or ruin, what is subject to death and breakdown. In 15:42 the body is "sown in corruption," and in 15:50 "corruption can't inherit incorruption."
Range of meaning
- DecayRotting away.
- PerishableWhat does not last.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 15
"Sown in perishability" (15:42, 15:50).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G5356 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources