What does σῶμα · σάρξ mean in the Bible?
σῶμα · σάρξ is a Greek phrase meaning "the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively".
Greek · G4983, G4561
σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς
Body · flesh
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σῶμα G4983 body
Pronunciation sōma
The physical body as the instrument through which the soul expresses itself and experiences God's presence or absence.
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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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What does σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς (somati tes sarkos) mean in the Bible?
σῶμα · σάρξ is a Greek phrase meaning "the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4983, G4561?
G4983, G4561 is connected to 142 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
Source Gloss
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 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 7 Aligned forms 142 Case pattern Nominative (46) Number pattern Singular (131)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 26:26 · Mark 14:22 · Luke 11:34 · Luke 11:36 · Luke 12:23 · Luke 17:37 · Luke 22:19 · Luke 23:55 · John 20:12 · Rom 6:6 · Rom 8:10 40×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 27:52 · John 19:31 · 1 Cor 6:15 · 1 Cor 15:40 · Heb 13:11 6×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:22 · Matt 26:12 · Luke 11:34 · John 2:21 · Rom 7:4 · Rom 7:24 · Rom 8:13 · Rom 8:23 · 1 Cor 6:18 · 1 Cor 7:4 · 1 Cor 10:16 · 1 Cor 11:27 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:15 · 1 Cor 12:16 · 1 Cor 12:22 36×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Rev 18:13 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:25 · Mark 5:29 · Luke 12:22 · Rom 6:12 · Rom 12:4 · 1 Cor 5:3 · 1 Cor 6:13 · 1 Cor 6:20 · 1 Cor 7:34 · 1 Cor 12:18 · 1 Cor 12:25 · 1 Cor 15:35 · 2 Cor 4:10 · 2 Cor 5:6 · 2 Cor 12:2 · 2 Cor 12:3 25×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:28 · Matt 27:58 · Matt 27:59 · Mark 14:8 · Mark 15:43 · Luke 12:4 · Luke 23:52 · Luke 24:3 · Luke 24:23 · John 19:38 · John 19:40 · Acts 9:40 · Rom 4:19 · 1 Cor 6:18 · 1 Cor 9:27 · 1 Cor 11:29 30×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 1:24 · Rom 8:11 · Rom 12:1 · Eph 5:28 4×
Word Origins
σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain