1 Corinthians 15:50:181 Cor.15.50.W18TAB
ἀφθαρσίαν
aphtharsian
“incorruption”
- Transliteration
- a-phthar-SI-an
- Extended
- ah-pʰthahr-SIH-ahn
- IPA
- /a.pʰtʰarˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- incorruption
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-phthar-SI-an
- 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
Rootalpha–phi–theta–alpha–rho–tau–omicron–sigma
“incorruptible, imperishable”
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 15:50:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Corinthians 15:50, so the Greek word ἀφθαρσίαν (aphtharsian) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.50.W18.S1) and character.