adjective
sōmatikas
Greekσωματικός (sōmatikos)
Strong’sG4984
bodily, corporeal
stem sōmatik-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** σωματικός, -ή, -όν
(< σῶμα), [in LXX: IV Mac 1:32 3:1 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4984 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidso-mat-ee-kos'
corporeal or physical
Fromfrom G4983;
King Jamesbodily.
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 | sōmatikos | sōmatikas1×σωματικὴ | sōmatikem | sōmatikois | sōmatikais | sōmatikeim |
| object accusative | sōmatikon | sōmatikan | sōmatikoin | sōmatikain | ||
| direct address vocative | sōmatikor | sōmatikar | sōmatikoir | sōmatikair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | sōmatikou | sōmatikau | sōmatikeu | sōmatikoiu | sōmatikaiu | sōmatikeiu |
| to, for dative | sōmatiko | sōmatika | sōmatike1×σωματικῷ | sōmatikoi | sōmatikai | sōmatikei |
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
sōmatik 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sōmatikas“bodily”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Timothy 4:8“bodily”tas gar sōmatikas gumnasias pros oligon atō ōfelimas, tas de eusebeias pros panteim ōfelimas atō, epangelian echarōtas zōau tau nun kai tau mellarōtau.For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
sōmatike“bodily”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 3:22“bodily”kai katabainara tem pneumem tem hagiem sōmatike eide hōs peristeran epi auton, kai fōnan ek ouranou ginera; Sis asō tos huios mu tos agapētos, en si eudokama.and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”