1 Corinthians 15:50:161 Cor.15.50.W16TAB
φθορὰ
phthora
“corruption”
- Transliteration
- phtho-RA
- Extended
- pʰthoh-RAH
- IPA
- /pʰtʰoˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- corruption
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
phtho-RA
- sentence
TOU-to DE PHÊ-mi a-del-PHOI HO-ti SARKS KAI HAI-ma ba-si-LEI-an the-OU klê-ro-no-MÊ-sai ou DY-na-tai ou-DE hê phtho-RA tên a-phthar-SI-an klê-ro-no-MEI
Exegesis
The second clause, linked by oude {οὐδὲ | oudè}, contrasts he phthora {ἡ φθορὰ | hē phtho-rá} “the corruption” with ten aphtharsian {τὴν ἀφθαρσίαν | tḕn aph-thar-sí-an} “the incorruption” as subject and object of kleronomei {κληρονομεῖ | klē-ro-no-meî}, heightening the antithesis between mortality and the eschatological imperishable realm.
Root and etymology
Rootphi–theta–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to destroy, corrupt, cause decay”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:50
I now affirm this, brothers: mortal flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God , nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:50:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Corinthians 15:50, so the Greek word φθορὰ (phthora) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.15.50.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.50.W16.S1) and character.