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Lexicon :: Strong's G4559 - sarkikos

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σαρκικός
Transliteration
sarkikos (Key)
Pronunciation
sar-kee-kos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
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Strong’s Definitions

σαρκικός sarkikós, sar-kee-kos'; from G4561; pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate:—carnal, fleshly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G4559 in the following manner: carnal (9x), fleshly (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G4559 in the following manner: carnal (9x), fleshly (2x).

  1. fleshly, carnal

    1. having the nature of flesh, i.e. under the control of the animal appetites

      1. governed by mere human nature not by the Spirit of God

      2. having its seat in the animal nature or aroused by the animal nature

      3. human: with the included idea of depravity

    2. pertaining to the flesh

      1. to the body: related to birth, linage, etc

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σαρκικός sarkikós, sar-kee-kos'; from G4561; pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate:—carnal, fleshly.
STRONGS G4559:
σαρκικός, σαρκικῇ, σαρκικον (σάρξ), fleshly, carnal (Vulg.carnalis);
1. having the nature of flesh, i. e. under the control of the animal appetites (see σάρξ, 3), Romans 7:14 Rec. (see σάρκινος, 3); governed by mere human nature (see σάρξ, 4) not by the Spirit of God, 1 Corinthians 3:1, 3, also 4 R G; having its seat in the animal nature or roused by the animal nature, αἱ σαρκικαι ἐπιθυμίαι, 1 Peter 2:11; equivalent to human: with the included idea of weakness, ὅπλα, 2 Corinthians 10:4; with the included idea of depravity, σαρκικά σοφία (i. e. πανουργία, 2 Corinthians 4:2), 2 Corinthians 1:12. ((Anthol. Pal. 1, 107; cf. ἀπέχου τῶν σαρκικῶν καί σωματικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, 'Teaching etc. 1, 4 [ET]). Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § lxxi.)
2. pertaining to the flesh, i. e. to the body (see σάρξ, 2): relating to birth, lineage, etc., ἐντολή, Hebrews 7:16 Rec.; τά σαρκικά, things needed for the sustenance of the body, Romans 15:27; 1 Corinthians 9:11, (Aristotle, h. anim. 10, 2, p. 635a, 11; Plutarch, de placit. philos. 5, 3, 7; once in the Sept., 2 Chronicles 32:8 Complutensian).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Chronicles
32:8
Romans
7:14; 15:27
1 Corinthians
3:1; 3:3; 9:11
2 Corinthians
1:12; 4:2; 10:4
Hebrews
7:16
1 Peter
2:11

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Strong's Number G4559 matches the Greek σαρκικός (sarkikos),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27 - εὐδόκησαν γάρ καὶ ὀφειλέται αὐτῶν· εἰσὶν εἰ γὰρ τοῖς πνευματικοῖς αὐτῶν ἐκοινώνησαν τὰ ἔθνη ὀφείλουσιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς σαρκικοῖς G4559 λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:1 - Καὶ ἐγώ, ἀδελφοί οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν ὡς πνευματικοῖς ἀλλ᾽ ὡς σαρκικοῖς G4559 ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:3 - ἔτι γὰρ σαρκικοί G4559 ἐστε ὅπου γὰρ ἐν ὑμῖν ζῆλος καὶ ἔρις καὶ διχοστασίαι, οὐχὶ σαρκικοί G4559 ἐστε καὶ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖτε

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:11 - εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν τὰ πνευματικὰ ἐσπείραμεν μέγα εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῶν τὰ σαρκικὰ G4559 θερίσομεν

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:12 - Ἡ γὰρ καύχησις ἡμῶν αὕτη ἐστίν τὸ μαρτύριον τῆς συνειδήσεως ἡμῶν ὅτι ἐν ἁπλότητι καὶ εἰλικρινείᾳ θεοῦ οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ σαρκικῇ G4559 ἀλλ᾽ ἐν χάριτι θεοῦ ἀνεστράφημεν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ περισσοτέρως δὲ πρὸς ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:4 - τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατείας ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ G4559 ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:16 - ὃς οὐ κατὰ νόμον ἐντολῆς σαρκίκης G4559 γέγονεν ἀλλὰ κατὰ δύναμιν ζωῆς ἀκαταλύτου

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:11 - Ἀγαπητοί παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν G4559 ἐπιθυμιῶν αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς·
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