Greek · G4561, G846

ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ αὐτοῦ

Flesh · it/s/he

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σάρξ G4561 flesh
Pronunciation sárx
In Paul, flesh denotes humanity's fallen nature as opposed to God's Spirit, not mere physical body.
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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What does ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ αὐτοῦ (en tē sarki autou) mean in the Bible?

σάρξ · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)".

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What does σάρξ · αὐτός mean in the Bible?

e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4561, G846?

G4561, G846 is connected to 147 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)

Source Gloss

flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 147 Case pattern Accusative (44) Number pattern Singular (139)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 16:17 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 24:22 · Matt 26:41 · Mark 10:8 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 14:38 · Luke 3:6 · John 1:14 · John 3:6 · John 6:51 · John 6:55 · John 6:63 · Acts 2:26 · Acts 2:31 · Rom 3:20 26×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 1:13 · John 3:6 · John 17:2 · Rom 6:19 · Rom 8:3 · Rom 8:5 · Rom 8:6 · Rom 8:7 · Rom 9:8 · Rom 13:14 · 1 Cor 5:5 · 2 Cor 7:1 · Gal 4:13 · Gal 5:16 · Gal 5:17 · Gal 5:19 37×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rev 19:21
Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 2:28 · Rom 7:5 · Rom 7:18 · Rom 7:25 · Rom 8:3 · Rom 8:8 · Rom 8:9 · Rom 8:12 · 1 Cor 7:28 · 2 Cor 4:11 · 2 Cor 10:3 · 2 Cor 12:7 · Gal 1:16 · Gal 2:20 · Gal 3:3 · Gal 4:14 39×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:5 · Mark 10:8 · Luke 24:39 · John 6:52 · John 6:53 · John 6:54 · John 6:56 · John 8:15 · Acts 2:17 · Rom 1:3 · Rom 4:1 · Rom 8:4 · Rom 8:5 · Rom 8:12 · Rom 8:13 · Rom 9:3 37×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Jas 5:3 · Rev 17:16 · Rev 19:18
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