σάρξ sarx · G4561
flesh
σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ; ] ; flesh; 1. as in cl. generally, ; (a) prop., of the soft substance of the animal body: 1Co.15:39, 2Co.12:7, Gal.6:13, al.; σ. καὶ αἷμα, 1Co.5:50; σ. καὶ ὀστέα, Luk.24:39; pl., of the flesh of many or parts of the flesh of one (cl.), Rev.17:16 19:18; φαγεῖν, Re, ll. with (cf. κατεσθίειν, 4Ki.9:36, al., and βιβρώσκειν, frequently in l.); metaphorically, Jas.5:3; mystically, φ. (τρώγειν) τὴν σ. τοῦ υἱοῦ τ. ἀνθρώπου, Jhn.6:52-56; (b) Of the whole substance of the body, = σῶμα: Act.2:26 (LXX), 31, 2Co.12:7, Gal.4:14, Eph.5:29; μία σ., Mrk.10:8; εἰς σ. μίαν (Gen.2:24), Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, 1Co.6:16, Eph.5:31; hence, of the material as opposite to …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
σάρξ, ; genitive σαρκός, ἡ, Aeolic dialect σύρξ []:— flesh, [] always in plural, except []; sometimes to represent the whole body, μήτε γῆ δέξαιτό μου σάρκας θανόντος []: also collectively, of the body, γέροντα τὸν νοῦν, σάρκα δ᾽ ἡβῶσαν φέρει []; σαρκὸς περιβόλαια, ἐνδυτά, [] uses singular and plural in much the same manner, ταῖς σαρξὶ σάρκες προσγένωνται [], etc.: portions of meat, usually in plural, σάρκας τρεῖς []; but, pieces of flesh or membrane, βήσσοντα.. ὥστε σάρκας ἐνπύους.. ἀποβάλλειν …
Where it's used 151 times
Matthew 16:17 · Matthew 19:5 · Matthew 19:6 · Matthew 24:22 · Matthew 26:41 · Mark 10:8 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 14:38 · Luke 3:6 · Luke 24:39 · John 1:13 · John 1:14 · John 3:6 · John 6:51 · John 6:52 · John 6:53 · John 6:54 · John 6:55 · John 6:56 · John 6:63 · John 8:15 · John 17:2 · Acts 2:17 · Acts 2:26 · Acts 2:30 · Acts 2:31 · Romans 1:3 · Romans 2:28 · Romans 3:20 · Romans 4:1 · Romans 6:19 · Romans 7:5 · Romans 7:18 · Romans 7:25 · Romans 8:1 · Romans 8:3 · Romans 8:4 · Romans 8:5 · Romans 8:6 · Romans 8:7 · Romans 8:8 · Romans 8:9 · Romans 8:12 · Romans 8:13 · Romans 9:3 · Romans 9:5 · Romans 9:8 · Romans 11:14 · Romans 13:14 · 1 Corinthians 1:26 · 1 Corinthians 1:29 · 1 Corinthians 5:5 · 1 Corinthians 6:16 · 1 Corinthians 7:28 · 1 Corinthians 10:18 · 1 Corinthians 15:39 · 1 Corinthians 15:50 · 2 Corinthians 1:17 · 2 Corinthians 4:11 · 2 Corinthians 5:16 … and 91 more
Source: TBESG G4561; TFLSJ G4561
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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