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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
Root Word (Etymology)
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Rom 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:14 - So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:27 - They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:1 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people.[fn] I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in the Christian life.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:3 - for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:4 - When one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the world?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:11 - Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:12 - We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness[fn] and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:4 - [fn]We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:16 - Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:11 - Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
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