σάρκινος
sarkinos
fleshly
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word σάρκινος (sarkinos) can be translated to "fleshly." This term describes things related to or associated with the human body, particularly in the context of physical or material aspects. The semantic domain of "Body & Health" indicates its primary focus. The word σάρκινος is used four times in the New Testament, which suggests its significance is not fleeting but rather substantial to the message of the texts where it appears. Its usage may indicate a focus on the material or worldly nature of something, serving as a counterpoint to more spiritual or divine concepts. The meaning and significance of σάρκινος become clearer by understanding its distinction from other related concepts in the Greek language. By studying the occurrences of this word, we can gain a better understanding of how the authors used it to convey their ideas about the human body, materiality, and potential spiritual contrasts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.
1 Corinthians 3:1Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:3being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
Hebrews 7:16who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life;