Bodily
σωματικόςStrong’s G4984sōmatikos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sōmatikos is the Greek word usually translated “bodily”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bodily”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- in a bodily 1
- bodily 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 1 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
σωματικός sōmatikos · bodily
σωματικός, -ή, -όν (σῶμα), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:32 4Mac 3:1 * ;] (a) of or for the body, bodily: γυμνασία, 1Ti.4:8; (b) (opposite to ἀσώματος) bodily, corporeal: εἶδος, Luk.3:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bodily” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BOD'ILY, adjective
Having or containing a body or material form; corporeal; as bodily dimensions.
- Relating or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind; as bodily defects; bodily pain.
- Real; actual; as bodily act.
All definitions and other forms of “bodily”
BOD'ILY, adverb
Corporeally; united with a body or matter.
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.