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It refers to human nature in its fallen state, characterized by sin and opposed to the spiritual nature that aligns with God's will. "Sarkikos" is used to describe behaviors, desires, and attitudes that are driven by human appetites and worldly concerns rather than by the Spirit of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the "flesh" was often associated with the physical body and its desires, which were seen as inferior to the mind or spirit. In the Jewish context, the "flesh" could also represent human weakness and mortality. The early Christian understanding, as reflected in the New Testament, often contrasts the "flesh" with the "spirit," emphasizing the need for believers to live according to the Spirit rather than succumbing to fleshly desires.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4559</b> <i>sarkikós</i>– fleshly (carnal). <a href="/greek/4559.htm">4559</a> (<i>sarkikós</i>) pertains "to behavior which is typical of <i>human nature</i>, but with special focus upon more base physical desires" (<i>L & N</i>, 1, 41.42). <a href="/greek/4561.htm">See 4561</a> <i>/sarks</i> ("flesh"). </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4561.htm">sarx</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>pertaining to the flesh, carnal<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>flesh (1), fleshly (4), material things (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4559: σαρκικός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σαρκικός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σαρκικῇ</span>, <span class="greek2">σαρκικον</span> (<span class="greek2">σάρξ</span>), <span class="accented">fleshly, carnal</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">carnalis</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">having the nature of flesh,</span> i. e. under the control of the animal appetites (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σάρξ</span></span>, 3), <a href="/interlinear/romans/7-14.htm">Romans 7:14</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σάρκινος</span></span>, 3); governed by mere human nature (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σάρξ</span></span>, 4) not by the Spirit of God, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3-1.htm">1 Corinthians 3:1, 3</a>, also 4 <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span>; having its seat in the animal nature or roused by the animal nature, <span class="greek2">αἱ</span> <span class="greek2">σαρκικαι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπιθυμίαι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a>; equivalent to <span class="accented">human</span>: with the included idea of weakness, <span class="greek2">ὅπλα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a>; with the included idea of depravity, <span class="greek2">σαρκικά</span> <span class="greek2">σοφία</span> (i. e. <span class="greek2">πανουργία</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a>), <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">2 Corinthians 1:12</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Anthol.</span> Pal. 1, 107; cf. <span class="greek2">ἀπέχου</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">σαρκικῶν</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">σωματικῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπιθυμιῶν</span>, '<span class="abbreviation">Teaching</span> etc. 1, 4 [ET]). Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, Synonyms, § lxxi.) <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">pertaining to the flesh, i. e. to the body</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σάρξ</span></span>, 2): relating to birth, lineage, etc., <span class="greek2">ἐντολή</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-16.htm">Hebrews 7:16</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>; <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">σαρκικά</span>, things needed for the sustenance of the body, <a href="/interlinear/romans/15-27.htm">Romans 15:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-11.htm">1 Corinthians 9:11</a>, (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, h. anim. 10, 2, p. 635a, 11; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, de placit. philos. 5, 3, 7; once in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/32-8.htm">2 Chronicles 32:8</a> <span class="manuref">Complutensian</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>carnal, fleshly. <p>From <a href="/greek/4561.htm">sarx</a>; pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate -- carnal, fleshly. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4561.htm">sarx</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σαρκικα σαρκικά σαρκικὰ σαρκικη σαρκική σαρκικῇ σαρκικής σαρκικοι σαρκικοί σαρκικοις σαρκικοίς σαρκικοῖς σαρκικός σαρκικων σαρκικών σαρκικῶν sarkika sarkikà sarkike sarkikē sarkikêi sarkikē̂i sarkikoi sarkikoí sarkikois sarkikoîs sarkikon sarkikôn sarkikōn sarkikō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/15-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 15:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural">Adj-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τοῖς <b>σαρκικοῖς</b> λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them also <span class="itali">in material things.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto them in <span class="itali">carnal things.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/15-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in to the <span class="itali">fleshly things</span> to minister to them<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 3:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔτι γὰρ <b>σαρκικοί</b> ἐστε ὅπου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for you are still <span class="itali">fleshly.</span> For since<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye are yet <span class="itali">carnal:</span> for whereas<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> still indeed <span class="itali">fleshly</span> you are where<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 3:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔρις οὐχὶ <b>σαρκικοί</b> ἐστε καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among <span class="itali">you, are you not fleshly,</span> and are you not walking<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are ye not <span class="itali">carnal,</span> and walk<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> strife not <span class="itali">fleshly</span> are you and<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν τὰ <b>σαρκικὰ</b> θερίσομεν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> if we reap <span class="itali">material things</span> from you?<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall reap your <span class="itali">carnal things?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your <span class="itali">material things</span> will reap<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 1:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular">Adj-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν σοφίᾳ <b>σαρκικῇ</b> ἀλλ' ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sincerity, <span class="itali">not in fleshly</span> wisdom<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not with <span class="itali">fleshly</span> wisdom, but<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in wisdom <span class="itali">fleshly</span> but in<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural">Adj-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμῶν οὐ <b>σαρκικὰ</b> ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of our warfare <span class="itali">are not of the flesh,</span> but divinely<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> warfare [are] not <span class="itali">carnal,</span> but mighty<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of us [are] not <span class="itali">fleshly</span> but powerful<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural">Adj-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν <b>σαρκικῶν</b> ἐπιθυμιῶν αἵτινες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to abstain <span class="itali">from fleshly</span> lusts<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> abstain from <span class="itali">fleshly</span> lusts,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to abstain from <span class="itali">fleshly</span> desires which<p><b><a href="/greek/4559.htm">Strong's Greek 4559</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4559.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sarkika_4559.htm">σαρκικὰ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sarkike__4559.htm">σαρκικῇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sarkiko_n_4559.htm">σαρκικῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sarkikoi_4559.htm">σαρκικοί — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sarkikois_4559.htm">σαρκικοῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4558.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4558"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4558" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4560.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4560"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4560" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>