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GreekG4559Adjective

σαρκικός

sarkikos

6Occurrences
G4559Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate

from G4561 (σάρξ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
= Lat. carnalis, i.e. (a) associated with or pertaining to the flesh, fleshly, carnal: (b) in a more ethical sense, of the nature of the flesh, under the control of its appetites, fleshly, carnal, sensual (but including more than mere sensuality; cf. Hort, 1Pe., 133).
Synonyms
*σάρκινος *(which see), *ψυχικός; *cf. Tr., Syn., §§ LXXi, LXXii; Lft., Notes, 184 f.; Vau. on

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

σαρκικός appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
2
2 Corinthians
2
1 Peter
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 3:3BSB

for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?

1 Corinthians 9:11BSB

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

1 Peter 2:11BSB

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

2 Corinthians 1:12BSB

And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 10:4BSB

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

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