aphthartos describes what is not subject to perishing, whether God, a promised inheritance, seed, or resurrection life.

The attested use describes persons, things, and proclaimed salvation as not subject to perishing or decay. It marks the contrast with what is perishable in the crown, seed, and God-related clauses, and it also describes the dead raised in 1 Corinthians 15:52 and the preaching in Mark 16:8.

1. Not subject to perishing or decay · dominant

   The adjective characterizes a crown set against a perishable one in 1 Corinthians 9:25, seed contrasted with perishable seed in 1 Peter 1:23, and an inheritance described alongside being pure and unfading in 1 Peter 1:4. In Romans 1:23 and 1 Timothy 1:17, its masculine singular forms occur in clauses concerning God; in 1 Corinthians 15:52 the nominative plural masculine form describes the dead being raised. The APB also renders the clause in Mark 16:8 as "the sacred and incorruptible preaching of eternal salvation."

   1 Corinthians 9:251 Peter 1:231 Peter 1:4Romans 1:231 Timothy 1:171 Corinthians 15:52

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "incorruptible" in the supplied clauses, including the crown, inheritance, God, spirit, raised dead, and preaching. In 1 Peter 1:23 it instead renders the contrasting seed "imperishable"; these renderings reflect the verse contexts rather than a word-by-word alignment.