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Strong's #4561 - σάρξ
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σάρξ,
gen. σαρκός, ἡ, Aeol. σύρξ EM 708.31: —
flesh, Hom. always in pl., exc. Od. 19.450, cf. Hes. Sc. 364, 461; κορέει κύνας . . δημῷ καὶ σάρκεσσι Il. 8.380; ἔγκατά τε σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα Od. 9.293, cf. 11.219; σάρκες περιτρομέοντο μέλεσσιν 18.77, cf. Hes. Th. 538, Pi. Fr. 168, etc.; τούτου σάρκας λύκοι πάσονται A. Th. 1040; ὀπτὰς σάρκας Id. Ag. 1097; σάρκες δ' ἀπ' ὀστέων . . ἀπέρρεον E. Med. 1200; sts. to represent the whole body, μήτε γῆ δέξαιτό μου σάρκας θανόντος Id. Hipp. 1031, cf. 1239, 1343 (anap.): sg. later in same sense, τοῦ αἵματος . . πηγνυμένου ς. γίνεται (of the foetus) Hp. Nat.Puer. 15, cf. Steril. 233; κορέσαι στόμα πρὸς χάριν ἐμᾶς σαρκὸς αἰόλας S. Ph. 1157 (lyr.); ἔδαπτον σάρκα E. Med. 1189, cf. Ba. 1136, Cyc. 344, etc.: also collectively, of the body, γέροντα τὸν νοῦν, σάρκα δ' ἡβῶσαν φέρει A. Th. 622; σαρκὶ παλαιᾶ Id. Ag. 72 (anap.); σαρκὸς περιβόλαια, ἐνδυτά, E. HF 1269, Ba. 746: — Pl. uses sg. and pl. in much the same manner, ταῖς σαρξὶ σάρκες προσγένωνται Phd. 96d, cf. Smp. 211e, R. 556d, Grg. 518c, etc.; τῆς σαρκὸς διαλυτικόν Ti. 60b, cf. 61c, 62b, etc.: portions of meat, usu. in pl., σάρκας τρεῖς IG 12(7).237.17 ( Amorgos ) (sg., ib.12(2).498.16 (Methymna, iii B.C. )); but, pieces of flesh or membrane, βήσσοντα . . ὥστε σάρκας ἐνπύους . . ἀποβάλλειν SIG 1171.5 ( Lebena ). εἰς σάρκα πημαίνειν to the quick, Phld. Herc. 1289p.60V.
2. ἡ ς. τοῦ σκύτεος the inner or flesh-side of leather, Hp. Art. 33 .
3. fleshy, pulpy substance of fruit, Thphr. CP 6.8.5, HP 1.2.6, 4.15.1, al.
II the flesh, as the seat of the affections and lusts, fleshly nature, ἐν τῇ ς. ἡ ἡδονή Epicur. Sent. 18, cf. Sent.Vat. 33; ἀδούλωτον (prob. l.) τῇ σαρκὶ καὶ τοῖς ταύτης πάθεσι Plu. 2.107f, cf. 101b; freq. in NT, Ep.Galatians 5:19, al.
2. in NT also, the body, τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοια Ep.Romans 13:14; οὔτε ἡ ς. αὐτοῦ εἶδεν διαφθοράν Acts 2:31, etc.: hence (partly as a Hebraism) πᾶσα σάρξ, = every- body, LXX Genesis 6:12, al., Ev.Luke 3:6, etc.; οὐ . . πᾶσα σάρξ no body, Ev. Matthew 24:22, etc.
3. the physical or natural order of things, opp. the spiritual or supernatural, σοφοὶ κατὰ σάρκα 1 Corinthians 1:26; ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἐν σαρκὶ πεποιθότες Ep.Philippians 3:3; τὸν κύριον τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ πάσης ς . SIG 1181.3 ( ii B.C., Jewish). (Perh. I.- E. twr[kcirc ]- 'portion', cf. Avest. θ war[schwa]s- 'cut'.)
σάρξ , σαρκός , ἡ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H1320;]
flesh;
1. as in cl. generally,
(a) prop., of the soft substance of the animal body: 1 Corinthians 15:39, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Galatians 6:13, al.; σ . καὶ αἷμα , 1 Corinthians 15:50; σ . καὶ ὀστέα , Luke 24:39; pl., of the flesh of many or parts of the flesh of one (cl.), Revelation 17:16; Revelation 19:18 φαγεῖν , Re, ll. C. (cf. κατεσθίειν , 2 Kings 9:36, al., and βιβρώσκειν , freq. in ώ .); metaph., James 5:3; mystically, φ . (τρώγειν ) τὴν σ . τοῦ υἱοῦ τ . ἀνθρώπου , John 6:52-56;
(b) of the whole substance of the body, = σῶμα : Acts 2:26 (LXX) Acts 2:31, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Galatians 4:14, Ephesians 5:29; μία σ ., Mark 10:8; εἰς σ . μίαν (Genesis 2:24), Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:8, 1 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 5:31; hence, of the material as opp. to the immaterial part of man (cf. Lft., Notes, 88): opp. to πνεῦμα , 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Colossians 2:5, 1 Peter 3:18; 1 Peter 4:6; to ψυχή , Acts 2:31, Rec.; of the present life, ἐν σ ., Romans 7:5, Galatians 2:20, Philippians 1:22; Philippians 1:24, 1 Peter 4:2; of Christ's life on earth, αἱ ἡμέραι τ . σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ , Hebrews 5:7; of things pertaining to the body, ἐν (τῇ ) σ ., Galatians 6:12-13, Philippians 3:3-4
2. As in Heb. idiom,
(a) of a living creature: πᾶσα σ . (Heb. H1320־ H3605; cf. El., § 47, 9), Matthew 24:22, Mark 13:20, 1 Peter 1:24; esp. of man and his mortality (Psalms 56:5, Sirach 28:5, al.), John 1:14; πᾶσα σ . (v. supr.), Luke 3:6, John 17:2, Acts 2:17; ἐν σ ., 1 John 4:2, 1 Timothy 3:16;
(b) of natural origin and relationship (Genesis 2:24, Isaiah 58:7, al.): τέκνα τῆς σ ., Romans 9:8; κατὰ σάρκα , Romans 9:3; Romans 9:5, 1 Corinthians 10:18, Galatians 4:23; Galatians 4:29; ἡ σ . μου , Romans 11:14 (cf. Judges 9:2, 2 Samuel 5:1, al.).
3. Of the physical nature as subject to sensation and desire (Plut.),
(a) without any ethical disparagement: Romans 7:18; Romans 13:14; opp. to πνεῦμα , Matthew 26:41, Mark 14:38; τ . θέλημα τῆς σ ., John 1:13; ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς σ ., 1 John 2:16; pl., 2 Peter 2:18; πειθεῖν σαρκί , 1 Peter 4:1;
(b) in ethical sense, esp. in Pauline Epp., of the flesh as the seat and vehicle of sinful desires: opp. to νοῦς , Romans 7:25; to πνεῦμα , Romans 8:4-9; Romans 8:12-13 Galatians 5:16-17; Galatians 5:19; Galatians 6:8 (cf. DB, ii, 14 f.; iv, 165 f.; Cremer, 844 ff.).
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