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Koine Greek wordlink #137099

SR GNT 1 Tim 1:17 ἀφθάρτῳ (afthartōi) ‘king of the ages the indestructible invisible only god’ Strongs=8620 Lemma=afthartos
Word role=adjective case=dative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=65 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀφθάρτῳ (A-DMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀφθάρτῳ’ (A-DMS) is always and only glossed as ‘the indestructible’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘afthartos’ have 5 different glosses: ‘an indestructible one’, ‘the indestructible’, ‘of indestructible’, ‘indestructible’, ‘indestructible beauty’.

Greek words (7) other than ἀφθάρτῳ (A-DMS) with a gloss related to ‘indestructible’

ROM 1:23 ἀφθάρτου (afthartou) A-GMS ‘the glory of the indestructible god into a likeness’ SR GNT Rom 1:23 word 6

OET-LV: 23 and they _changed the glory of _the indestructible god into a_likeness of_an_image of_a_mortal human, and birds, and quadrupeds, and reptiles. (ROM_1:23)

OET-RV: 23 and so they changed the greatness of the eternal God into the likeness of an image of a mortal human, or birds or animals or reptiles. (ROM 1:23)

1 COR 9:25 ἄφθαρτον (aftharton) S-AMS ‘they may receive we on_the_other_hand an indestructible one’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:25 word 18

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 15:52 ἄφθαρτοι (afthartoi) S-NMP ‘the dead will_be_being raised indestructible and we we will_be_being changed’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:52 word 20

OET-LV: 52 in an_instant, in the_twinkling of_an_eye, at the last trumpet, because/for he _will _be _trumpeting, and the dead will _be _being _raised indestructible, and we we _will _be _being _changed. (CO1_15:52)

OET-RV: 52 in an instant, a millisecond, at the last trumpet because the trumpet will sound and the dead will come back to living as immortals, and we’ll be changed. (CO1 15:52)

HEB 7:16 ἀκαταλύτου (akatalutou) A-GFS Lemma=akatalutos ‘according_to the power of a life indestructible’ SR GNT Heb 7:16 word 14

OET-LV: 16 who not according _to the_law of_a_command fleshy has _become, but according _to the_power of_a_life indestructible. (HEB_7:16)

OET-RV: 16 who didn’t live by the physical law (of death) but according to the power of indestructible life! (HEB 7:16)

1 PET 1:4 ἄφθαρτον (aftharton) A-AFS ‘to an inheritance indestructible and undefiled and’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:4 word 3

OET-LV: 4 to an_ indestructible _inheritance, and undefiled, and unfading, having _been _kept in the_heavens for you _all, (PE1_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 Now we have an inheritance that can’t be destroyed or ruined and never diminishes. It’s kept in the heavens for you chosen people, (PE1 1:4)

1 PET 1:23 ἀφθάρτου (afthartou) S-GFS ‘seed perishable but of indestructible by the message living’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:23 word 9

OET-LV: 23 Having _been _born _again, not of perishable but of _indestructible seed, by the_ living and remaining _message of_god. (PE1_1:23)

OET-RV: 23 You’ve been born again, not growing from some physical thing that’ll decay, but from indestructible material—God’s message that’s alive and lives on, (PE1 1:23)

1 PET 3:4 ἀφθάρτῳ (afthartōi) S-DMS ‘person in the indestructible beauty of the gentle and’ SR GNT 1 Pet 3:4 word 9

OET-LV: 4 but the hidden person of _the heart, in the indestructible beauty of _the gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious before the god. (PE1_3:4)

OET-RV: 4 but on the inner person with a gentle and quiet spirit that’s indestructible and which God considers precious. (PE1 3:4)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AFS=accusative,feminine,singular AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMP=nominative,masculine,plural