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Koine Greek wordlink #148860

SR GNT 1 Pet 1:23 φθαρτῆς (fthartaʸs) ‘not of seed perishable but of indestructible by’ Strongs=53490 Lemma=fthartos
Word role=adjective case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form φθαρτῆς (A-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘φθαρτῆς’ (A-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘perishable’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘fthartos’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a perishable’, ‘by perishable things’, ‘of a mortal’, ‘perishable’.

Greek words (4) other than φθαρτῆς (A-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘perishable’

1 COR 9:25 φθαρτόν (ftharton) A-AMS ‘on_one_hand therefore in_order_that a perishable crown they may receive we’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:25 word 12

OET-LV: 25 But everyone which striving, all things is _controlling himself, those therefore on _one _hand in _order _that a_perishable crown they _may _receive, on _the _other _hand we an_indestructible one. (CO1_9:25)

OET-RV: 25 But everyone who competes has to exercise self-control in every aspect. They do it in order to win a wreath that’ll quickly wilt, but we work towards one that never deteriorates. (CO1 9:25)

1 COR 15:53 φθαρτόν (ftharton) S-ANS ‘it is fitting for perishable this to dress_in indestructibility’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:53 word 4

OET-LV: 53 For/Because it _is _fitting the perishable this to _dress _in indestructibility, and the mortal this to _dress _in immortality. (CO1_15:53)

OET-RV: 53 Yes, it’s essential for this perishable body to become incorruptible and for this mortal to become immortal. (CO1 15:53)

1 COR 15:54 φθαρτόν (ftharton) S-NNS ‘whenever but perishable this may dress_in indestructibility’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:54 word 4

OET-LV: 54 But whenever the perishable this may _dress _in indestructibility, and the mortal this may _dress _in immortality, then will _be _becoming the message which having _been _written: ˓Was˒_swallowed _up the death in victory. (CO1_15:54)

OET-RV: 54 But when this perishable body becomes incorruptible and this mortal becomes immortal, then what was written will come true: ‘Death is replaced by victory.’ (CO1 15:54)

1 PET 1:18 φθαρτοῖς (fthartois) S-DNP ‘having known that not by perishable things by silver or by gold’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:18 word 4

OET-LV: 18 having _known that you _all _were _redeemed not by _perishable things, by _silver or by _gold, from the useless conduct of _you _all inherited _from _forefathers, (PE1_1:18)

OET-RV: 18 knowing that when you were in slavery due to your poor conduct that you inherited from your ancestors, you weren’t bought out of that by payment of things that decay like silver or gold, (PE1 1:18)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AMS=accusative,masculine,singular ANS=accusative,neuter,singular DNP=dative,neuter,plural GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular