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GreekG4560Adjective

σάρκινος

sarkinos

4Occurrences
G4560Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

similar to flesh, i.e. (by analogy) soft

from G4561 (σάρξ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
= Lat. carneus (the termination -*ινος *denoting the substance or material of a thing; see Tr., Syn., § LXXii; Lft., Notes, 184; and for illustrations from π., see MM, xxii), of the flesh, of flesh, fleshy (Plat., Arist., Plut.). (Rec. has -*ικός *in all these passages except, but the evidence is decisive against it.)
Synonyms
σαρκικός, q.v
LXX: (בָּשָׂר), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

σάρκινος appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
1
2 Corinthians
1
Hebrews
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 3:1BSB

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:3BSB

It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Hebrews 7:16BSB

one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.

Romans 7:14BSB

We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.