Word study · Greek
áphthartos
immortal
Say it: AF-thar-tos (approximate)
ἄφθαρτος
What it means
Incorruptible, immortal (a- "not" plus phtheirō "to decay"). In 1:17, God is "immortal." In Romans 1:23, an incorruptible God is set against corruptible idols, and in 1 Corinthians 9:25, an incorruptible crown.
Range of meaning
- ImmortalNot able to die.
- IncorruptibleNot subject to decay.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 1
"Immortal" (1:17).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0862 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources