σαρκικόςsarkikós
= Lat.
Greek (New Testament) · G4559
Meanings
carnalis, i.e.
(a) associated with or pertaining to the flesh, fleshly, carnal: Romans 15:27, 1 Corinthians 9:11
(b) in a more ethical sense, of the nature of the flesh, under the control of its appetites, fleshly, carnal, sensual: 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Peter 2:11.
Synonyms
σάρκινος (see that word), ψυχικός; cf. Tr., Syn., §§ lxxi, lxxii; Lft., Notes, 184 f.; Vau. on Romans 7:14
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Romans 15:27 They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?
- 1 Corinthians 9:11 Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink?
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.
- 1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.