- ἀφθαρσία
- ἀφθαρσία, ας, ἡ (ἄφθαρτος, α- priv. + φθείρω) the state of not being subject to decay/dissolution/interruption, incorruptibility, immortality (‘higher Koine’ [Nägeli 41, 1; 31]: Epicurus 60, 3 [PLinde, Epicuri Vocab. 1906, 43]; Chrysipp.; Strabo; Plut., Aristid. 322 [6, 3], Mor. 881b al.; Herm. Wr. 12, 14; Wsd 2:23; 6:19; 4 Macc 9:22; 17:12; Philo, Aet. M. 27 ἀ. τ. κόσμου; OdeSol 11:12; JosAs 8:5; 15:4; Just., Tat.; Mel., P. 49, 351; Ath., R. 63, 14 al.) 1 Cor 15:42, 50, 53f; IPol 2:3. As a quality of the future life (w. ζωή) 2 Ti 1:10; 2 Cl 14:5; (w. δόξα, τιμή) ἀ. ζντεῖν Ro 2:7; ἀ. προσδέχεσθαι Dg 6:8 (cp. ἐνδύεσθαι τὴν ἀ. Theoph. Ant. 1, 7 [p. 74, 1] al.; κληρονομεῖν τὴν ἀ. 2, 27 [p. 166, 4]); πνεῖν ἀφθαρσίαν IEph 17:1; μεταλαμβάνειν ἀ. 2 Cl 14:5; ἀρχηγὸς τῆς ἀ. (of Christ) 20:5; ἀγὼν τῆς ἀ. 7:5; ἀπάρτισμα ἀ. the imperishable completed work (of the gosp.) IPhld 9:2; διδαχὴ ἀ. teaching that assures immort. IMg 6:2; ὁ τῆς ἀ. στέφανος the crown that is immortality MPol 17:1; 19:2; ἐν ἀ. πνεύματος ἁγίου 14:2.—ἀγαπᾶν … ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ have an undying love Eph 6:24 (NRSV), but some prefer as ref. either to those who love the Lord, and as such are now partakers of the future life, or to the Lord himself, who reigns in immortal glory. The presence of ἀ. in Tit 2:7 v.l. is prob. due to a misunderstanding of the rare word ἀφθορία. [τὸ] δ̣ὲ γε[ι]νό|μεν[ον ἀπὸ] ἀφ[θ]αρ|σίας [οὐκ ἀπο]γείν[εται]| ἀλλ[ὰ μ]έν[ει] ἄφ[θαρ]|τον ὡς ἀπὸ ἀ[φ]θ[αρσί|α]ς γ̣εγονός what is born of incorruption remains incorruptible inasmuch as it is born of incorruption Ox 1081, 14–19, s. 15f and 18f (=SJCh 89, 10–17 Coptic).—DELG s.v. φθείρω. M-M. TW.
Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία. 2015.