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σάρξ

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine147 occurrences22 books126 verses

Definition

σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ;]

flesh;

1. as in cl. generally,

(a) prop., of the soft substance of the animal body: 1 Corinthians 15:39, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Galatians 6:13, al.; σ. καὶ αἷμα, 1 Corinthians 5:50; σ. καὶ ὀστέα, Luke 24:39; pl., of the flesh of many or parts of the flesh of one (cl.), Revelation 17:16; 19:18; φαγεῖν, Re, ll. with (cf. κατεσθίειν, 2 Kings 9:36, al., and βιβρώσκειν, frequently in l.); metaphorically, James 5:3; mystically, φ. (τρώγειν) τὴν σ. τοῦ υἱοῦ τ. ἀνθρώπου, John 6:52-56;

(b) Of the whole substance of the body, = σῶμα: Acts 2:26 (LXX), 31, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Galatians 4:14, Ephesians 5:29; μία σ., Mark 10:8; εἰς σ. μίαν (Genesis 2:24), Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:8, 1 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 5:31; hence, of the material as opposite to the immaterial part of man (cf. Lft., Notes, 88): opposite to πνεῦμα, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Colossians 2:5, 1 Peter 3:18; 4:6; to ψύχη, Acts 2:31, Rec.; of the present life, ἐν (τῇ) σ., Romans 7:5, Galatians 2:20, Philippians 1:22, 24, 1 Peter 4:2; of Christ's life on earth, αἱ ἡμέραι τ. σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, Hebrews 5:7; of things pertaining to the body, ἐν (τῇ) σ., Galatians 6:12, 13, Philippians 3:3, 4.

2. As in Heb. idiom,

(a) of a living creature: πᾶσα σ. (Heb. כָּל־בָּשָׂר; cf. Bl., §47, 9), Matthew 24:22, Mark 13:20, 1 Peter 1:24; esp. of man and his mortality (Psa.55 (56):5, Sir.28.5, al.), John 1:14; πᾶσα σ. (see supr.), Luke 3:6, John 17:2, Acts 2:17, ἐν σ., 1 John 4:2, 1 Timothy 3:16;

(b) of natural origin and relationship (Genesis 2:24, Isaiah 58:7, al.): τέκνα τῆς σ., Romans 9:8; κατὰ σάρκα, ib. 3, 5, 1 Corinthians 10:18, Galatians 4:23, 29; ἡ σ. μου, Romans 11:14 (cf. Judges 9:2, 2 Samuel 5:1, al.).

3. Of the physical nature as subject to sensation and desire (Plut.),

(a) without any ethical disparagement: Romans 7:18; 13:14; opposite to πνεῦμα, Matthew 26:41, Mark 14:38; τ. θέλημα τῆς σ., John 1:13; ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς σ., 1 John 2:16; pl., 2 Peter 2:18; παθεῖν σαρκί, 1 Peter 4:1;

(b) in ethical sense, esp. in Pauline Epp., of the flesh as the seat and vehicle of sinful desires: opposite to νοῦς, Romans 7:25; to πνεῦμα, Romans 8:4-9, 12, 13, Galatians 5:16, 17, 19; 6:8 (cf. DB, ii, 14f.; iv, 165f.; Cremer, 844ff.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σάρξ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

147 total
  1. Romans 9:8σαρκὸς · flesh
    So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
  2. Romans 11:14σάρκα · people {to jealousy}
    …in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
  3. Romans 13:14σαρκὸς · flesh
    Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:26σάρκα
    Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
  5. 1 Corinthians 1:29σὰρξ · [one]
    …so that no one may boast in His presence.
  6. 1 Corinthians 5:5σαρκός · flesh
    …hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
  7. 1 Corinthians 6:16σάρκα · flesh
    Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
  8. 1 Corinthians 7:28σαρκὶ · life
    But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
  9. 1 Corinthians 10:18σάρκα · the people
    Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
  10. 1 Corinthians 15:39σὰρξ · flesh [is]; σάρξ · flesh; σὰρξ; σὰρξ
    Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.
  11. 1 Corinthians 15:50σὰρξ · flesh
    Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
  12. 2 Corinthians 1:17σάρκα · human standards
    When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?
  13. 2 Corinthians 4:11σαρκὶ · body
    For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
  14. 2 Corinthians 5:16σάρκα · [the] flesh; σάρκα
    So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
  15. 2 Corinthians 7:1σαρκὸς · body
    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  16. 2 Corinthians 7:5σὰρξ · bodies
    For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
  17. 2 Corinthians 10:2σάρκα · [the] flesh
    I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
  18. 2 Corinthians 10:3σαρκὶ · [the] flesh; σάρκα · [the] flesh
    For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
  19. 2 Corinthians 11:18σάρκα · flesh
    Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
  20. 2 Corinthians 12:7σαρκί · flesh
    …or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
  21. Galatians 1:16σαρκὶ · with flesh
    …to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
  22. Galatians 2:16σάρξ
    …know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  23. Galatians 2:20σαρκί · [the] body
    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  24. Galatians 3:3σαρκὶ · in [the] flesh
    Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
  25. Galatians 4:13σαρκὸς
    You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
  26. Galatians 4:14σαρκί · [illness]
    And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
  27. Galatians 4:23σάρκα · [the] flesh
    His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
  28. Galatians 4:29σάρκα · [the] flesh
    At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.
  29. Galatians 5:13σαρκί · flesh
    For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  30. Galatians 5:16σαρκὸς · [of the] flesh
    So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
  31. Galatians 5:17σὰρξ · flesh; σαρκός · flesh
    For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
  32. Galatians 5:19σαρκός · flesh
    The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
  33. Galatians 5:24σάρκα · flesh
    Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
  34. Galatians 6:8σάρκα · flesh; σαρκὸς · flesh
    The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
  35. Galatians 6:12σαρκί · outwardly
    Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.
  36. Galatians 6:13σαρκὶ · flesh
    For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
  37. Ephesians 2:3σαρκὸς · flesh; σαρκὸς
    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
  38. Ephesians 2:11σαρκί · [the] flesh; σαρκὶ · [the] body
    Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
  39. Ephesians 2:15σαρκὶ · flesh
    …by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
  40. Ephesians 5:29σάρκα · body
    Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
  41. Ephesians 5:31σάρκα · flesh
    “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”