sōma G4983

σῶμα (sōma) means “body” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

σῶμα Greek · G4983 142 tagged occurrences in 120 verses

Pronunciation guide: so'-mah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4983

σῶμα · sōma · body

σῶμα, -τος, τό, [in LXX for גְּוִיָּה ,בָּשָׂר, etc., and for Aram. נְבֵלָה ;] a body. 1. Prop., of the human body, (a) as always in Hom. (opposite to δέμας), of the dead body: Mat.27:58, 59 Mrk.15:43, al.; (b) of the living body: Luk.11:34, 1Co.6:13, al.; ἐν σ. εἶναι, Heb.13:3; as the instrument of the soul, τὰ διὰ τοῦ σ., 2Co.5:10; opposite to πνεῦμα, Rom.8:10, 1Co.5:3 7:4, Jas.2:26; to ψυχή, Mat.6:25 10:28, Luk.12:22 (cf. Wis.1:1, al.); to τὸ π. καὶ ἡ ψ., 1Th.5:23; σ. ψυχικόν, opposite to σ. πνευματικόν, 1Co.15:44; ὁ ναὸς τοῦ σ. αὐτοῦ (genitive epexeg.), Jhn.2:21; τὸ σ. τ. ταπεινώσεως (Hebraistic "genitive of definition"; M, Pr., 73f.; Bl., §35, 5), opposite to τὸ σ. τ. δοξῆς αὐτοῦ, Php.3:21; similarly, τὸ σ. τ. σαρκός, Col.1:22; σ. τοῦ θανάτου (subject to death), Rom.7:24; σ. τ. ἁμαρτίας, Rom.6:6; (with) periphr., ἀνθρώπου, then absol., σῶμα (Soph., Xen., al.), a person, and in later writers (Polyb., al.), a slave: Rev.18:13 (cf. MM, i, ii, xxiv; Deiss., BS, 160). 2. Of the bodies of animals: living, Jas.3:3; dead, Heb.13:11 ( Exo.29:14, al.). 3. Of inanimate objects (cf. Eng. "heavenly bodies"): 1Co.15:37, 38 40 (Diod., al.). 4. Of any corporeal substance (Plat., al.): opposite to σκιά, Col.2:17. Metaphorical, of a number of persons united by a common bond; in NT, of the Church as the spiritual body of Christ: Rom.12:5, 1Co.10:16, 17 12:13, 27, Eph.1:23 2:16 4:4, 12, 16 5:23, 30, Col.1:18, 24 2:19 3:15; ἓν σ. κ. ἓν πνεῦμα, Eph.4:4. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

body, flesh; the body of the Church.

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How translators render G4983

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
body	102
bodies	12
the body	3
a body	2
body is	2
in body	2
it	2
physical	2
animal	1
body be	1
body that casts it	1
body were	1
carcass	1
of bodies	1
of body	1
of the body	1
parts	1
person	1
suffering with them	1
the bodies	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
body	63
the body	50
of the body	12
bodies	8
a body	2
for the body	2
in body	2
of	2
the bodies	2
bodily	1
bodys	1
for	1
in	1
our bodies	1
slaves	1
to the body	1

Verses containing G4983

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Colossians 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
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Colossians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
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Colossians 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
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Colossians 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
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Colossians 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
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Colossians 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
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1 Thessalonians 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Hebrews 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
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Hebrews 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
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Hebrews 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Hebrews 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
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Hebrews 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
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James 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?
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James 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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James 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
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James 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
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James 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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1 Peter 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
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Jude 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
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Revelation 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.
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