Athanasia means “immortality” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H110 — adbeel in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G110 ἀθανασία (athanasia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. athanasia (ath-an-as-ee'-ah) n. 1. deathlessness, immortality 2. not bound or subject to death It has 10 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include immortality. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
athanasia (ath-an-as-ee'-ah) n. 1. deathlessness, immortality 2. not bound or subject to death [from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and G2288] KJV: immortality Root(s): G1, G2288
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G110. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
immortality
Usage: ἀθανασία, -ας, ἡ (ἀ-θάνατος, undying; V. MM, VGT, see word), [in LXX: Wis.3:4 4:1 8:13,17 15:3, 4Ma.14:5 16:13 * ;] immortality: 1Co.15:53,54 1Ti.6:16 (cf. Cremer, 285 f.).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render athanasia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G110 (ἀθανασία) appears 7 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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3 indexed usages in New Testament.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
But all of them, as though running the road to immortality, hastened on to death through tortures.
But as one possessed with an adamantine mind, and as one bringing forth again her full number of sons to immortality, she rather with supplications exhorted them to death in behalf of religion.
For though they be punished in the sight of men, Yet is their hope full of immortality.
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G110.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
But all of them, as though running the road to immortality, hastened on to death through tortures.
But as one possessed with an adamantine mind, and as one bringing forth again her full number of sons to immortality, she rather with supplications exhorted them to death in behalf of religion.
For though they be punished in the sight of men, Yet is their hope full of immortality.
Better it is to have no children, and to have virtue: For the memorial thereof is immortal: Because it is known with God, and with men.
Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality, And leave behind me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me.
Now when I considered these things in myself, And pondered them in my heart, How that to be allied unto wisdom is immortality;
For to know thee is perfect righteousness: Yea, to know thy power is the root of immortality.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G110, grouped by book.
Athanasia (Strong's G110) is a Greek word most simply glossed "immortality". athanasia (ath-an-as-ee'-ah) n. 1. deathlessness, immortality 2. not bound or subject to death
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's G110 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G110 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as immortality. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G110, with linked reader references where each row is available.