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GreekG4983Noun (Neuter)

σῶμα

sōma

120Occurrences
G4983Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively

from G4982 (σώζω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a body.
1.Prop., of the human body
(a)as always in Hom. (opposite to δέμας), of the dead body
(b)of the living body
(with)periphr., ἀνθρώπου, then absol., *σῶμα *(Soph., Xen.), a person, and in later writers (Polyb.), a slave
2.Of the bodies of animals
3.Of inanimate objects
4.Of any corporeal substance (Plat.)
LXX: for גְּוִיָּה,בָּשָׂר, etc., and for Aram. נְבֵלָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

σῶμα appears 120 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
35
Romans
13
Luke
11
Matthew
11
Colossians
8
Ephesians
8
2 Corinthians
7
Hebrews
5

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 10:16BSB

Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 15:44BSB

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

Colossians 2:11BSB

In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

John 19:31BSB

It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

Matthew 5:30BSB

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

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