Fleshly
σάρκινοςStrong’s G4560sarkinos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sarkinos is the Greek word usually translated “fleshly” and “human”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fleshly” and “human”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fleshly 2
- to fleshly 1
- human 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
- Hebrews 7:16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
Greek dictionary
σάρκινος sarkinos · fleshly
σάρκινος, -η, -ον (σάρξ), [in LXX: 2Ch.32:8, Eze.11:19 36:26 (בָּשָׂר), Est.4:17, Pro.24:23 (Pro.29:27) * ;] = Lat. carneus (the termination -ινος denoting the substance or material of a thing; see Tr., Syn., § LXXii; Lft., Notes, 184; and for illustrations from π., see MM, xxii), of the flesh, of flesh, fleshy (Plat., Arist., Plut., al.): Rom.7:14, 1Co.3:1, 2Co.3:3, Heb.7:16. (Rec. has -ικός in all these passages except 2Co.3:3, but the evidence is decisive against it.)† SYN.: σαρκικός, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fleshly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FLESH'LY, adjective
- Pertaining to the flesh; corporeal.
- Carnal; worldly; lascivious.“Abstain from fleshly lusts” 1 Peter 2:11
- Animal; not vegetable.
- Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.