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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5349. φθαρτός (phthartos) -- Perishable, corruptible</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5349.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_peter/3-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5349.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5349</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5348.htm" title="5348">◄</a> 5349. phthartos <a href="../greek/5350.htm" title="5350">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phthartos: Perishable, corruptible</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φθαρτός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phthartos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>fthar-TOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(fthar-tos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Perishable, corruptible<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>corruptible, perishable.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb φθείρω (phtheirō), meaning "to corrupt" or "to destroy."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "phthartos," the concept of corruption and decay can be found in words like שָׁחַת (shachat - Strong's H7843), meaning "to destroy" or "to corrupt."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "phthartos" is used in the New Testament to describe that which is subject to decay, corruption, or destruction. It often contrasts with the imperishable or incorruptible, highlighting the transient nature of earthly things compared to the eternal nature of spiritual realities.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of corruption and decay was well understood, as it was evident in the natural world and human experience. Philosophers often discussed the transient nature of life and the material world. In the Jewish context, the idea of corruption was also linked to moral and spiritual decay, contrasting with the holiness and eternal nature of God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5349</b> <i>phthartós</i> (an adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/5351.htm">5351</a> <i>/phtheírō</i>) – perishable, what easily perishes disintegrates (corrupts) – like the break-down of the <i>physical</i> body during our natural lifetime. <a href="/greek/5351.htm">See 5351</a> (<i>phteírō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5351.htm">phtheiró</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perishable, corruptible<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>corruptible (1), perishable (3), perishable things (1), which is perishable (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5349: φθαρτός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φθαρτός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φθαρτη</span>, <span class="greek2">φθαρτόν</span> (<span class="greek2">φθείρω</span>), <span class="accented">corruptible, perishable</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">corruptibilis</span>): <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-23.htm">1 Corinthians 9:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23</a>; <span class="greek2">ἄνθρωπος</span>, i. e. mortal, opposed to <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">ἄφθαρτος</span> <span class="greek2">Θεός</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-23.htm">Romans 1:23</a>; <span class="greek2">οὐ</span> <span class="greek2">φθαρτοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀργυρίῳ</span> <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> <span class="greek2">χρυσίῳ</span>, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 59, 5 at the end) (<span class="greek2">χρυσός</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ἄργυρος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὀυσιαι</span> <span class="greek2">φθαρται</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> de cherub. § 14; <span class="greek2">οὐκ</span> <span class="greek2">ἄργυρον</span> <span class="greek2">οὐδέ</span> <span class="greek2">χρυσόν</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> <span class="greek2">ἄλλο</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ὕλαις</span> <span class="greek2">φθαρταις</span>, de congr. erudit. grat. § 20); neuter <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">φθαρτόν</span>, that which is liable to corruption (<span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">φθαρτόν</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦτο</span> <span class="accented">this corruptible</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span>)), <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">1 Corinthians 15:53</a>f. (<span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 1, 6; <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> de legg. alleg. 2, 1; de cherub. § 2; (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Sextus Empiricus</span>, others; 2 Macc. 7:16; Wis. 9:15 Wis. 14:8.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>corruptible. <p>From <a href="/greek/5351.htm">phtheiro</a>; decayed, i.e. (by implication) perishable -- corruptible. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5351.htm">phtheiro</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φθαρτης φθαρτής φθαρτῆς φθαρτοις φθαρτοίς φθαρτοῖς φθαρτον φθαρτόν φθαρτὸν φθαρτου φθαρτού φθαρτοῦ phthartes phthartês phthartēs phthartē̂s phthartois phthartoîs phtharton phthartòn phthartou phthartoû<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular">Adj-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁμοιώματι εἰκόνος <b>φθαρτοῦ</b> ἀνθρώπου καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the form <span class="itali">of corruptible</span> man<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> made like <span class="itali">to corruptible</span> man,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a likeness of an image <span class="itali">of mortal</span> man and<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὖν ἵνα <b>φθαρτὸν</b> στέφανον λάβωσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [do it] to receive <span class="itali">a perishable</span> wreath,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> obtain <span class="itali">a corruptible</span> crown;<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> then that <span class="itali">a perishable</span> crown they might receive<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-53.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:53</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ τὸ <b>φθαρτὸν</b> τοῦτο ἐνδύσασθαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For this <span class="itali">perishable</span> must put<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For this <span class="itali">corruptible</span> must put on<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-53.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed the <span class="itali">perishable</span> this to put on<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-54.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:54</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τὸ <b>φθαρτὸν</b> τοῦτο ἐνδύσηται</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-54.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover the <span class="itali">perishable</span> this shall have put on<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 1:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural">Adj-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι οὐ <b>φθαρτοῖς</b> ἀργυρίῳ ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that you were not redeemed <span class="itali">with perishable things</span> like silver<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> redeemed <span class="itali">with corruptible things,</span> [as] silver<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that not <span class="itali">by perishable things</span> by silver or<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular">Adj-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ σπορᾶς <b>φθαρτῆς</b> ἀλλὰ ἀφθάρτου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> not of seed <span class="itali">which is perishable</span> but imperishable,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not of <span class="itali">corruptible</span> seed, but<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of seed <span class="itali">perishable</span> but of imperishable<p><b><a href="/greek/5349.htm">Strong's Greek 5349</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5349.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phtharte_s_5349.htm">φθαρτῆς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phthartois_5349.htm">φθαρτοῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phtharton_5349.htm">φθαρτὸν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phthartou_5349.htm">φθαρτοῦ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5348.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5348"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5348" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5350.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5350"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5350" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>