Strong’s G90 · Greek
ἀδιαφθορία
adiaphthoría
Definition
incorruptibleness, i.e. (figuratively) purity (of doctrine)
Etymology
from a derivative of a compound of G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G1311 (διαφθείρω);
Where the KJV renders it
- uncorruptness
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