σάρκινοςsárkinos
similar to flesh, i.e. (by analogy) soft
Greek (New Testament) · G4560
Meanings
= Lat. carneus, of the flesh, of flesh, fleshy: Romans 7:14, 1 Corinthians 3:1, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Hebrews 7:16. (Rec. has -ικός in all these passages except 2 Corinthians 3:3, but the evidence is decisive against it.)
Synonyms
σαρκικός, q.v
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Romans 7:14 So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1 Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.
- Hebrews 7:16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.