4559. sarkikos
Strong's Lexicon
sarkikos: Fleshly, carnal, worldly

Original Word: σαρκικός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: sarkikos
Pronunciation: sar-kee-kos'
Phonetic Spelling: (sar-kee-kos')
Definition: Fleshly, carnal, worldly
Meaning: fleshly, carnal, earthly.

Word Origin: Derived from σάρξ (sarx), meaning "flesh."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sarkikos," the concept of fleshly or carnal nature can be related to the Hebrew word בָּשָׂר (basar), which means "flesh" and is often used to denote human frailty and mortality (e.g., Genesis 6:3).

Usage: The term "sarkikos" is used in the New Testament to describe that which pertains to the flesh, often in a negative sense. It refers to human nature in its fallen state, characterized by sin and opposed to the spiritual nature that aligns with God's will. "Sarkikos" is used to describe behaviors, desires, and attitudes that are driven by human appetites and worldly concerns rather than by the Spirit of God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the "flesh" was often associated with the physical body and its desires, which were seen as inferior to the mind or spirit. In the Jewish context, the "flesh" could also represent human weakness and mortality. The early Christian understanding, as reflected in the New Testament, often contrasts the "flesh" with the "spirit," emphasizing the need for believers to live according to the Spirit rather than succumbing to fleshly desires.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4559 sarkikós– fleshly (carnal). 4559 (sarkikós) pertains "to behavior which is typical of human nature, but with special focus upon more base physical desires" (L & N, 1, 41.42). See 4561 /sarks ("flesh").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from sarx
Definition
pertaining to the flesh, carnal
NASB Translation
flesh (1), fleshly (4), material things (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4559: σαρκικός

σαρκικός, σαρκικῇ, σαρκικον (σάρξ), fleshly, carnal (Vulg.carnalis);

1. having the nature of flesh, i. e. under the control of the animal appetites (see σάρξ, 3), Romans 7:14 Rec. (see σάρκινος, 3); governed by mere human nature (see σάρξ, 4) not by the Spirit of God, 1 Corinthians 3:1, 3, also 4 R G; having its seat in the animal nature or roused by the animal nature, αἱ σαρκικαι ἐπιθυμίαι, 1 Peter 2:11; equivalent to human: with the included idea of weakness, ὅπλα, 2 Corinthians 10:4; with the included idea of depravity, σαρκικά σοφία (i. e. πανουργία, 2 Corinthians 4:2), 2 Corinthians 1:12. ((Anthol. Pal. 1, 107; cf. ἀπέχου τῶν σαρκικῶν καί σωματικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, 'Teaching etc. 1, 4 [ET]). Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § lxxi.)

2. pertaining to the flesh, i. e. to the body (see σάρξ, 2): relating to birth, lineage, etc., ἐντολή, Hebrews 7:16 Rec.; τά σαρκικά, things needed for the sustenance of the body, Romans 15:27; 1 Corinthians 9:11, (Aristotle, h. anim. 10, 2, p. 635a, 11; Plutarch, de placit. philos. 5, 3, 7; once in the Sept., 2 Chronicles 32:8 Complutensian).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
carnal, fleshly.

From sarx; pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate -- carnal, fleshly.

see GREEK sarx

Forms and Transliterations
σαρκικα σαρκικά σαρκικὰ σαρκικη σαρκική σαρκικῇ σαρκικής σαρκικοι σαρκικοί σαρκικοις σαρκικοίς σαρκικοῖς σαρκικός σαρκικων σαρκικών σαρκικῶν sarkika sarkikà sarkike sarkikē sarkikêi sarkikē̂i sarkikoi sarkikoí sarkikois sarkikoîs sarkikon sarkikôn sarkikōn sarkikō̂n
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 15:27 Adj-DNP
GRK: ἐν τοῖς σαρκικοῖς λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς
NAS: to them also in material things.
KJV: unto them in carnal things.
INT: in to the fleshly things to minister to them

1 Corinthians 3:3 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἔτι γὰρ σαρκικοί ἐστε ὅπου
NAS: for you are still fleshly. For since
KJV: ye are yet carnal: for whereas
INT: still indeed fleshly you are where

1 Corinthians 3:3 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἔρις οὐχὶ σαρκικοί ἐστε καὶ
NAS: among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking
KJV: are ye not carnal, and walk
INT: strife not fleshly are you and

1 Corinthians 9:11 Adj-ANP
GRK: ὑμῶν τὰ σαρκικὰ θερίσομεν
NAS: if we reap material things from you?
KJV: shall reap your carnal things?
INT: your material things will reap

2 Corinthians 1:12 Adj-DFS
GRK: ἐν σοφίᾳ σαρκικῇ ἀλλ' ἐν
NAS: sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom
KJV: not with fleshly wisdom, but
INT: in wisdom fleshly but in

2 Corinthians 10:4 Adj-NNP
GRK: ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ
NAS: of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely
KJV: warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty
INT: of us [are] not fleshly but powerful

1 Peter 2:11 Adj-GFP
GRK: ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν αἵτινες
NAS: to abstain from fleshly lusts
KJV: abstain from fleshly lusts,
INT: to abstain from fleshly desires which

Strong's Greek 4559
7 Occurrences


σαρκικὰ — 2 Occ.
σαρκικῇ — 1 Occ.
σαρκικῶν — 1 Occ.
σαρκικοί — 2 Occ.
σαρκικοῖς — 1 Occ.















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