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Bodily

σωματικῶςStrong’s G4985

sōmatikōs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Sōmatikōs is the Greek word usually translated “bodily”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Colossians 2:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “bodily”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • bodily 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    σωματικῶς sōmatikōs · bodily

    σωματικῶς adv., bodily, corporeally: Col.2:9 (see ICC, Lft., in l).† (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.

    1. Relating or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind; as bodily defects; bodily pain.
    2. 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.