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ἄφθαρτος

Transliteration: aphthartos · adjective

8x in NTFirst: Mark 16:8
Meaningimperishable, incorruptible
Part of speechadjective
Frequency8x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἄφθαρτον, ἀφθάρτου, ἄφθαρτοι, ἀφθάρτῳ
Example versesMark 16:8 · Rom 1:23 · 1Cor 9:25 · 1Cor 15:52 · 1Tim 1:17
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What kind of word is ἄφθαρτος?

ἄφθαρτος (aphthartos) is a adjective that occurs 8 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “imperishable, incorruptible” and first appears in Mark 16:8.

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