Strong's Greek: 4559. σαρκικός (sarkikos) -- Fleshly, carnal, worldly

Strong's Lexicon

sarkikos: Fleshly, carnal, worldly

Original Word: σαρκικός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: sarkikos
Pronunciation: sar-kee-kos'
Phonetic Spelling: (sar-kee-kos')
Definition: Fleshly, carnal, worldly
Meaning: fleshly, carnal, earthly.

Word Origin: Derived from σάρξ (sarx), meaning "flesh."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sarkikos," the concept of fleshly or carnal nature can be related to the Hebrew word בָּשָׂר (basar), which means "flesh" and is often used to denote human frailty and mortality (e.g., Genesis 6:3).

Usage: The term "sarkikos" is used in the New Testament to describe that which pertains to the flesh, often in a negative sense. It refers to human nature in its fallen state, characterized by sin and opposed to the spiritual nature that aligns with God's will. "Sarkikos" is used to describe behaviors, desires, and attitudes that are driven by human appetites and worldly concerns rather than by the Spirit of God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the "flesh" was often associated with the physical body and its desires, which were seen as inferior to the mind or spirit. In the Jewish context, the "flesh" could also represent human weakness and mortality. The early Christian understanding, as reflected in the New Testament, often contrasts the "flesh" with the "spirit," emphasizing the need for believers to live according to the Spirit rather than succumbing to fleshly desires.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4559 sarkikós– fleshly (carnal). 4559 (sarkikós) pertains "to behavior which is typical of human nature, but with special focus upon more base physical desires" (L & N, 1, 41.42). See 4561 /sarks ("flesh").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from sarx
Definition
pertaining to the flesh, carnal
NASB Translation
flesh (1), fleshly (4), material things (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4559: σαρκικός

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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

carnal, fleshly.

From sarx; pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate -- carnal, fleshly.

see GREEK sarx

Forms and Transliterations

σαρκικα σαρκικά σαρκικὰ σαρκικη σαρκική σαρκικῇ σαρκικής σαρκικοι σαρκικοί σαρκικοις σαρκικοίς σαρκικοῖς σαρκικός σαρκικων σαρκικών σαρκικῶν sarkika sarkikà sarkike sarkikē sarkikêi sarkikē̂i sarkikoi sarkikoí sarkikois sarkikoîs sarkikon sarkikôn sarkikōn sarkikō̂n

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