adjective

sarkikos

Greekσαρκικός (sarkikos)

Strong’sG4559

fleshly, carnal

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

Translated as

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

What it means

* 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.

Every form

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

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

sarkika“human”to, fordative singular1×

2 Corinthians 1:12“human”Tas gar kauchēsias nu houtas atō, tem marturiem tau suneidēsiau nu, hoti en hagiota kai eilikrineia tou theou, ouk en sofia sarkika alla en charia theou, anastrefina en to kosmo, perissoterōs de pros vin;For 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.

sarkikois“worldly”subjectnominative plural2×

1 Corinthians 3:3“worldly”ēti gar sarkikois avō. hopou gar en vi zēlos kai eras, ouchi sarkikois avō kai kata anthrōpon peripatavō?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 3:3“worldly”ēti gar sarkikois avō. hopou gar en vi zēlos kai eras, ouchi sarkikois avō kai kata anthrōpon peripatavō?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?

sarkikaiu“fleshly”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

1 Peter 2:11“fleshly”Agapētoir, parakalamō hōs paroikoin kai parepidēmoin apecherō taiu sarkikaiu epithumiaiu, hotinais strateuelō kata tau psuchau;Beloved, I 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“material”ei nis vi teim pneumatikeim speirana, megem ei nis vu teim sarkikeim therizani?If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

2 Corinthians 10:4“of the flesh”teim gar hopleim tau strateiau nu ouk sarkikeim alla dunateim to theo pros kathairesian ochurōmeiu logismoin kathairarōtoisThe weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

sarkikei“material”to, fordative plural1×

Romans 15:27“material”eudokala gar, kai ofeiletois alō autoiu; ei gar tei pneumatikei autoiu koinōnala teim ethneim, ofeilalō kai en tei sarkikei leitourgara autoi.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.