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sarx G4561

σάρξ (sarx) means “flesh” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

σάρξ Greek · G4561 147 tagged occurrences in 126 verses

Pronunciation guide: sarx Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4561

σάρξ · sarx · flesh

σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ;] flesh; 1. as in cl. generally, (a) prop., of the soft substance of the animal body: 1Co.15:39, 2Co.12:7, Gal.6:13, al.; σ. καὶ αἷμα, 1Co.5:50; σ. καὶ ὀστέα, Luk.24:39; pl., of the flesh of many or parts of the flesh of one (cl.), Rev.17:16 19:18; φαγεῖν, Re, ll. with (cf. κατεσθίειν, 4Ki.9:36, al., and βιβρώσκειν, frequently in l.); metaphorically, Jas.5:3; mystically, φ. (τρώγειν) τὴν σ. τοῦ υἱοῦ τ. ἀνθρώπου, Jhn.6:52-56; (b) Of the whole substance of the body, = σῶμα: Act.2:26 (LXX), 31, 2Co.12:7, Gal.4:14, Eph.5:29; μία σ., Mrk.10:8; εἰς σ. μίαν (Gen.2:24), Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, 1Co.6:16, Eph.5:31; hence, of the material as opposite to the immaterial part of man (cf. Lft., Notes, 88): opposite to πνεῦμα, 1Co.5:5, 2Co.7:1, Col.2:5, 1Pe.3:18, 4:6; to ψύχη, Act.2:31, Rec.; of the present life, ἐν (τῇ) σ., Rom.7:5, Gal.2:20, Php.1:22, 24 1Pe.4:2; of Christ's life on earth, αἱ ἡμέραι τ. σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, Heb.5:7; of things pertaining to the body, ἐν (τῇ) σ., Gal.6:12, 13 Php.3:3, 4. 2. As in Heb. idiom, (a) of a living creature: πᾶσα σ. (Heb. כָּל־בָּשָׂר; cf. Bl., §47, 9), Mat.24:22, Mrk.13:20, 1Pe.1:24; esp. of man and his mortality (Psa.55 (56):5, Sir.28:5, al.), Jhn.1:14; πᾶσα σ. (see supr.), Luk.3:6, Jhn.17:2, Act.2:17, ἐν σ., 1Jo.4:2, 1Ti.3:16; (b) of natural origin and relationship (Gen.2:24, Isa.58:7, al.): τέκνα τῆς σ., Rom.9:8; κατὰ σάρκα, ib. 3, 5, 1Co.10:18, Gal.4:23, 29; ἡ σ. μου, Rom.11:14 (cf. Jdg.9:2, 2Ki.5:1, al.). 3. Of the physical nature as subject to sensation and desire (Plut.), (a) without any ethical disparagement: Rom.7:18 13:14; opposite to πνεῦμα, Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38; τ. θέλημα τῆς σ., Jhn.1:13; ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς σ., 1Jn.2:16; pl., 2Pe.2:18; παθεῖν σαρκί, 1Pe.4:1; (b) in ethical sense, esp. in Pauline Epp., of the flesh as the seat and vehicle of sinful desires: opposite to νοῦς, Rom.7:25; to πνεῦμα, Rom.8:4-9, 12, 13, Gal.5:16, 17 19 6:8 (cf. DB, ii, 14f.; iv, 165f.; Cremer, 844ff.). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.

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How translators render G4561

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
flesh 55
the flesh 21
body 10
the body 3
bodies 2
flesh is 2
in his body 2
in the flesh 2
of the flesh 2
people 2
physical 2
sinful nature 2
by flesh 1
earthly 1
earthly life 1
external 1
from the body 1
human standards 1
humanity 1
illness 1
in the body 1
it 1
life 1
man 1
on earth 1
one 1
outwardly 1
people to jealousy 1
person 1
the human descent 1
the people 1
their bodies 1
unspiritual 1
with flesh 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the flesh 64
flesh 52
of the flesh 15
in the flesh 6
of 2
to the flesh 2
by the flesh 1
carnal 1
carnally 1
fleshly 1
for the flesh 1
of flesh 1
the carnal 1
with flesh 1
with the flesh 1

Verses containing G4561

Page 3 of 3. 126 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 Timothy 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

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  2. Philemon 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

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  3. Hebrews 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

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  4. Hebrews 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

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  5. Hebrews 9:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

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  6. Hebrews 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

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  7. Hebrews 10:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,

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  8. Hebrews 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

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  9. James 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

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  10. 1 Peter 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

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  11. 1 Peter 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

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  12. 1 Peter 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

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  13. 1 Peter 4:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

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  14. 1 Peter 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

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  15. 1 Peter 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

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  16. 2 Peter 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.

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  17. 2 Peter 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

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  18. 1 John 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

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  19. 1 John 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

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  20. 2 John 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

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  21. Jude 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

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  22. Jude 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.

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  23. Jude 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

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  24. Revelation 17:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

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  25. Revelation 19:18 · BSB · 5 occurrences

    so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

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  26. Revelation 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

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