σῶμα
sōmaNoun (Neuter)G4983
body
From: from G4982 (σώζω);
Short Definition
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
Full Lexicon Entry
a body.
1.Prop., of the human body
aas always in Hom. (opposite to δέμας), of the dead body
bof the living body
withperiphr., 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 Usage: for גְּוִיָּה,בָּשָׂר, etc., and for Aram. נְבֵלָה
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Neuter)
Morphology G:N-N
DescriptionGreek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
120 timesAppears 120 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Corinthians
35
Romans
13
Luke
11
Matthew
11
Colossians
8
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 10:16
- 1 Corinthians 15:44
- Colossians 2:11
- John 19:31
- Matthew 5:30
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