Definition
σάρκινος, -η, -ον
(σάρξ), [in LXX: 2 Chronicles 32:8, Ezekiel 11:19; 36:26 (בָּשָׂר), Esther 4:17, Proverbs 24:23 (Proverbs 29:27) * ;]
= Lat. carneus (the termination -ινος denoting the substance or material of a thing; see Tr., Syn., § LXXii; Lft., Notes, 184; and for illustrations from π., see MM, xxii), of the flesh, of flesh, fleshy (Plat., Arist., Plut., al.): Romans 7:14, 1 Corinthians 3:1, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Hebrews 7:16. (Rec. has -ικός in all these passages except 2 Corinthians 3:3, but the evidence is decisive against it.)
Synonyms: σαρκικός, q.v
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σάρκινος:
- בָּשָׂרba.sar“flesh”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Romans 7:14σάρκινός · unspiritualWe know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1σαρκίνοις · worldlyBrothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3σαρκίναις · of humanIt is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
- Hebrews 7:16σαρκίνης…one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.