adjective

fusikas

Greekφυσικός (fusikos)

Strong’sG5446

natural, according to nature

stem fusik-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

natural2×of instinct1×

What it means

* φυσικός, -ή, -όν

(< φύσις),

natural

(a) produced by nature, innate (Xen., Arist., al.);

(b) according to nature (Arist., Diod., al.): opp. to παρὰ φύσιν, Ro 1:26, 27;

(c) governed by mere natural instinct (cf. Plut., Mor., 706A): ζῷα γεγεννημένα φ. (RV, born mere animals; Mayor, born creatures of instinct; ICC, animals born of mere nature), II Pe 2:12,†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5446 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfoo-see-kos'

"physical", i.e. (by implication) instinctive

Fromfrom G5449;

King Jamesnatural.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	fusikos	fusikas	fusikem	fusikois	fusikais	fusikeim1×φυσικὰ
object accusative	fusikon	fusikan2×φυσικὴν		fusikoin	fusikain
direct address vocative	fusikor	fusikar		fusikoir	fusikair
of, belonging to genitive	fusikou	fusikau	fusikeu	fusikoiu	fusikaiu	fusikeiu
to, for dative	fusiko	fusika	fusike	fusikoi	fusikai	fusikei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

fusikstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

fusik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

fusikan“natural”objectaccusative singular2×

Romans 1:26“natural”Dia houtem paradōata autoin tos theos eis patheim atimiau; tais tē gar thēluais autoiu metallassala tan fusikan chrēsian eis tan para fusian,For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

Romans 1:27“natural”homoiōs tē kai tois arsēnois afiēkaratois tan fusikan chrēsian tau thēluau ekkaiila en ta orexia autoiu eis allēloin, arsēnois en arsēnoi tan aschēmosunan katergazerōtois kai tan antimisthian han date tau planau autoiu en heautoi apolambarōtois.Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

fusikeim“of instinct”subject or objectdirect plural1×

2 Peter 2:12“of instinct”houtois de, hōs alogeim zōeim gennirēteim fusikeim eis halōsian kai fthoran, en hei agnoalō blasfēmarōtois, en ta fthora autoiu kai ftheirili,These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.