110. athanasia

Lexicon

athanasia: Immortality

Original Word: ἀθανασία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: athanasia
Pronunciation: ath-an-as-ee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (ath-an-as-ee'-ah)
Definition: Immortality
Meaning: immortality, imperishability, freedom from death.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

immortality.

From a compound of a (as a negative particle) and thanatos; deathlessness -- immortality.

see GREEK a

see GREEK thanatos

HELPS Word-studies

110 athanasía (from 1 /A "without" and 2288 /thánatos, "death") – properly, immortality (literally "without death, deathlessness"), referring to the unique glorification awarded to each believer by the Lord at His return (1 Cor 15:53,54).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and thanatos
Definition
immortality
NASB Translation
immortality (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 110: ἀθανασία

ἀθανασία (ας ἡ (ἀθάνατος), immortality: 1 Corinthians 15:53; 1 Timothy 6:16 where God is described as ὁ μόνος ἔχων ἀθανασίαν, because he possesses it essentially — 'ἐκ τῆς ὀικείας οὐσίας, οὐκ ἐκ θελήματος ἄλλου, καθάπερ οἱ λοιποί πάντες ἀθάνατοι Justin,quaest, et resp. ad orthod. 61, p. 84, Otto edition. (In Greek writings from Plato down.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἀθάνατος (athanatos), meaning "immortal" or "undying," which is a combination of the prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and θάνατος (thanatos, "death").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀθανασία, the concept of immortality and eternal life is present in the Hebrew Scriptures. Related Hebrew terms include חַי (chai, "life") and עוֹלָם (olam, "eternity" or "everlasting"), which are often used in contexts discussing life and eternity in the Old Testament.

Usage: The term ἀθανασία is used in the New Testament to describe the concept of immortality, particularly in the context of eternal life granted through Jesus Christ. It appears in discussions about the resurrection and the transformation of believers.

Context: The Greek term ἀθανασία, translated as "immortality," is a significant theological concept in the New Testament, reflecting the Christian hope of eternal life. It appears three times in the New Testament, specifically in 1 Corinthians 15:53-54 and 1 Timothy 6:16.

In 1 Corinthians 15:53-54, Paul discusses the resurrection of the dead, emphasizing that the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. This passage highlights the transformation that believers will undergo at the resurrection, where mortality is swallowed up by life, and death is ultimately defeated. The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) translates these verses as follows: "For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory.'"

In 1 Timothy 6:16, the term is used to describe God, who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. This verse underscores the divine nature of immortality as an attribute of God, who grants eternal life to believers through Jesus Christ.

The concept of ἀθανασία is central to Christian eschatology, offering believers the assurance of life beyond physical death. It is closely associated with the resurrection of Jesus, which serves as the foundation for the hope of eternal life for all who are in Christ.

Forms and Transliterations

αθανασιαν αθανασίαν ἀθανασίαν αθανίμ athanasian athanasían

Englishman's Concordance

1 Corinthians 15:53 N-AFS
GRK: τοῦτο ἐνδύσασθαι ἀθανασίαν
NAS: mortal must put on immortality.
KJV: mortal [must] put on immortality.
INT: this to put on immortality

1 Corinthians 15:54 N-AFS
GRK: τοῦτο ἐνδύσηται ἀθανασίαν τότε γενήσεται
NAS: will have put on immortality, then
KJV: shall have put on immortality, then
INT: this put on immortality then will come to pass

1 Timothy 6:16 N-AFS
GRK: μόνος ἔχων ἀθανασίαν φῶς οἰκῶν
NAS: possesses immortality and dwells
KJV: hath immortality, dwelling
INT: alone has immortality in light dwelling

Strong's Greek 110
3 Occurrences

ἀθανασίαν — 3 Occ.