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νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς

Mind · flesh

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νοῦς G3563 mind
Pronunciation noûs
The rational, conscious faculty that grasps truth, distinct from both spirit and flesh.
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σάρξ G4561 flesh
Pronunciation sárx
In Paul, flesh denotes humanity's fallen nature as opposed to God's Spirit, not mere physical body.
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What does νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς (noos tēs sarkos) mean in the Bible?

νοῦς · σάρξ is a Greek word meaning "the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning". the intellect, i.

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Meaning

the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 14:14 · Titus 1:15 · Rev 17:9 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rom 7:23 · Rom 12:2 · Eph 4:17 · Eph 4:23 · Col 2:18 · 2 Thess 2:2 6×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Rom 7:25 · Rom 14:5 · 1 Cor 1:10 · 1 Cor 14:15 · 1 Cor 14:19 6×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 24:45 · Rom 1:28 · Rom 11:34 · 1 Cor 2:16 · Phil 4:7 · 1 Tim 6:5 · 2 Tim 3:8 · Rev 13:18 9×
24 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order 1 Corinthians 2 — The Spirit Reveals What the Cross Conceals from the Natural Mind 1 Corinthians 5 — Purge the Evil, Keep the Feast, and Guard the Holiness of the Church Galatians 5 — Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 1 — The Word Made Flesh, Witnessed, and Followed John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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