Midvash

σῶμαsōma

the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively

Greek (New Testament) · G4983

Meanings

a body.

1. Prop., of the human body

(a) as always in Hom. (opposed to δέμας), of the dead body: Matthew 27:58, Matthew 27:59, Mark 15:43, and elsewhere

(b) of the living body: Luke 11:34, 1 Corinthians 6:13, and elsewhere; ἐν σ. εἶναι, Hebrews 13:3; as the instrument of the soul, τὰ διὰ τοῦ σ., 2 Corinthians 5:10; opposed to πνεῦμα, Romans 8:10, 1 Corinthians 5:3, 1 Corinthians 7:4, James 2:26; to ψυχή, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:22 (cf. Wisdom 1:4, and elsewhere); to τὸ π. καὶ ἡ ψ., 1 Thessalonians 5:23; σ. ψυχικόν, opposed to σ. πνευματικόν, 1 Corinthians 15:44; ὁ ναὸς τοῦ σ. αὐτοῦ (genitive epexeg.), John 2:21; τὸ σ. τ. ταπεινώσεως ἡμῶν, opposed to τὸ σ. τ. δοξῆς αὐτοῦ, Philippians 3:21; similarly, τὸ σ. τ. σαρκός, Colossians 1:22; σ. τοῦ θανάτου (subject to death), Romans 7:24; σ. τ. ἁμαρτίας, Romans 6:6

(c) periphr., ἀνθρώπου, then absolutely, σῶμα, a person, and in later writers, a slave: Revelation 18:13.

2. Of the bodies of animals: living, James 3:3; dead, Hebrews 13:11 (Exodus 29:14, and elsewhere).

3. Of inanimate objects (cf. Eng. "heavenly bodies"): 1 Corinthians 15:37, 1 Corinthians 15:38, 1 Corinthians 15:40 (Diod., and elsewhere).

4. Of any corporeal substance: opposed to σκιά, Colossians 2:17. Metaph., of a number of persons united by a common bond; in NT, of the Church as the spiritual body of Christ: Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 1 Corinthians 12:13, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 1:23, Ephesians 2:16, Ephesians 4:4, Ephesians 4:12, Ephesians 4:16, Ephesians 5:23, Ephesians 5:30, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 2:19, Colossians 3:15; ἓν σ. κ. ἓν πνεῦμα, Ephesians 4:4.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 142 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:29 So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  • Matthew 5:30 And if your hand—even your stronger hand—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  • Matthew 6:22 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.
  • Matthew 6:23 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
  • Matthew 6:25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
  • Matthew 10:28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.