adjective

Greekσαρκικός (sarkikos)

Biblang

sarkikos

Strong’sG4559

fleshly, carnal

stem sarkik-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

* σαρκικός, -ή, -όν (< σάρξ)

(v.l. for σάρκινος, Arist., H.A., x, 2, 7)

= Lat. carnalis, i.e.

(a) associated with or pertaining to the flesh, fleshly, carnal: Ro 15:27, I Co 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, I Pe., 133): I Co 3:3, II Co 1:12 10:4, I Pe 2:11.†

SYN.: σάρκινος (q.v.), ψυχικός; cf. Tr., Syn., §§ lxxi, lxxii; Lft., Notes, 184 f.; Vau. on Ro 7:14

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

Strong’s G4559 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsar-kee-kos'

pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate

Fromfrom G4561;

King Jamescarnal, fleshly.

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

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in

σάρκ-ῐνος, η, ον,
of or like flesh, fleshy, σ. ὄζος (see. ὄζος) σ. [μέρη] fleshy parts, such as the gums, Refs 4th c.BC+; made of flesh (and blood), Refs; ἄνθρωποι θνατοὶ καὶ σ. Refs 2nd c.BC+; σ. ἰχθῦς (opposed to a dream) Refs 3rd c.BC+; τοῖς τὸ χρήσιμον καὶ σ. καὶ ὠφέλιμον [ἔχουσι τῶν λόγων] substantial, Refs 1st c.AD+
2 made of gut, σχοινία Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 fleshly, of the flesh, Ep. Hebrew NT
II fleshy, corpulent, Refs 5th c.BC+
III σάρκινος ἤτοι γυργαθός, perhaps ={σαργάνη}Refs

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

material2×worldly2×fleshly1×human1×of the flesh1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	sarkikos	sarkikas	sarkikem	sarkikois2×σαρκικοί	sarkikais	sarkikeim2×σαρκικὰ
object accusative	sarkikon	sarkikan		sarkikoin	sarkikain
direct address vocative	sarkikor	sarkikar		sarkikoir	sarkikair
of, belonging to genitive	sarkikou	sarkikau	sarkikeu	sarkikoiu	sarkikaiu1×σαρκικῶν	sarkikeiu
to, for dative	sarkiko	sarkika1×σαρκικῇ	sarkike	sarkikoi	sarkikai	sarkikei1×σαρκικοῖς

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

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

sarkik 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

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

sarkika“human”to, fordative singular1×

2 Corinthians 1:12“human”… eilikrineia tou theou, ouk en sofia sarkika alla en charita theou, anastrefina en …… 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.

sarkikois“worldly”subjectnominative plural2×

1 Corinthians 3:3ēti gar sarkikois avō. hopou gar en vi zēlos …for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and …

1 Corinthians 3:3… en vi zēlos kai eridas, ouchi sarkikois avō kai kata anthrōpon peripatavō?… dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the …

sarkikaiu“fleshly”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

1 Peter 2:11“fleshly”… hōs paroikoin kai parepidēmoin apechorō taiu sarkikaiu epithumiaiu, hotinais strateuolō kata tau psuchau;… urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

sarkikeim“material”subject or objectdirect plural2×

1 Corinthians 9:11… sperana, megem ei nis vu teim sarkikeim therizani?… much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

2 Corinthians 10:4… gar hopleim tau strateiau nu ouk sarkikeim alla dunateim to theo pros kathairesian …… our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to …

sarkikei“material”to, fordative plural1×

Romans 15:27… teim ethneim, ofeilalō kai en tei sarkikei leitourgara autoi.… obligated to minister to them with material blessings.