What does φυσικός (physikós) mean in the Bible?
φυσικός (physikós) is a Greek word meaning "natural".
Greek · G5446
φυσικός
Natural
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φυσικόςG5446
Pronunciationphysikós
What does φυσικός (physikós) mean in the Bible?
φυσικός (physikós) is a Greek word meaning "natural".
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How does the BSB render G5446?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include natural (2), creatures of instinct (1).
Where does φυσικός (physikós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 1:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), 2 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itnatural2×Romans 1:26, Romans 1:27
creatures of instinct1×2 Peter 2:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 1:26
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Romans22 Peter1
Source forms
φυσικὴν2xphysikēnRomans 1:26, Romans 1:27
φυσικὰ1xphysika2 Peter 2:12
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular2xRomans 1:26, Romans 1:27
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural1x2 Peter 2:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. natural
Strong'sG5446
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
natural
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ψύσις), natural
aproduced by nature, innate (Xen., Arist., al.);
baccording to nature (Arist., Diod., al.): opposite to παρὰ φύσιν, Rom.1:26-27; __(with) governed by mere natural instinct (of. Plut., Mor., 706 A): ζῷα γεγεννημένα φ. (RV, born mere animals; Mayor, born creatures of instinct; ICC, animals born of mere nature), 2Pe.2:12,
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 1:26Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
φυσικὴνfusikhn
natural, according to nature
Read verseRomans 1:27Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
φυσικὴνfusikhn
natural, according to nature
Read verse2 Peter 2:12Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
φυσικὰfusika
natural, according to nature
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Neuter2 Pet 2:121×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRom 1:26 · Rom 1:272×
Word Origins
φυσικός is built from this root: