Definition
σαρκικός, -ή, -όν (σάρξ)
(seel. for σάρκινος, Arist., H.A., x, 2, 7)
= Lat. carnalis, i.e.
(a) associated with or pertaining to the flesh, fleshly, carnal: Romans 15:27, 1 Corinthians 9:11;
(b) in a more ethical sense, of the nature of the flesh, under the control of its appetites, fleshly, carnal, sensual (but including more than mere sensuality; cf. Hort, 1Pe., 133): 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 1:12; 10:4, 1 Peter 2:11.
Synonyms: σάρκινος (which see), ψυχικός; cf. Tr., Syn., §§ LXXi, LXXii; Lft., Notes, 184 f.; Vau. on Romans 7:14
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Romans 15:27σαρκικοῖς · material [blessings]They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3σαρκικοί · worldly; σαρκικοί · worldly…for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
- 1 Corinthians 9:11σαρκικὰ · a material [harvest]If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
- 2 Corinthians 1:12σαρκικῇ · worldlyFor this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4σαρκικὰ · [ the weapons ] of the fleshThe weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- 1 Peter 2:11σαρκικῶν · of the fleshBeloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.