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ἀθανασία. The deathless state which stands in contrast to the mortality of man, and which the 'mortal' will 'put on' when 'changed.' 1 Cor. 15: 53, 54. God only has in Himself immortality, being the fountain and source of life for all things. 1 Tim. 6: 16.In Rom. 2: 7 and 2 Tim. 1: 10 the word is ἀφθαρσία, not 'immortality,' but 'incorruption.'
The immortality of the soul is plainly revealed in scripture. God breathed into Adam's nostrils the breath of life, and he became a living soul (Gen. 2: 7), which is quite different from anything said of a mere animal. The Lord, when showing the Sadducees that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, added "for all live unto [or 'for'] him (Luke 20: 38), though as to the body they may have died.