What does σάρξ · ὀστέον mean in the Bible?
σάρξ · ὀστέον is a Greek phrase meaning "flesh and bones".
Greek · G4561, G3747
σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα
Flesh · a bone
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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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ὀστέον G3747 a bone
Pronunciation ostéon
Physical skeletal structure; used metaphorically for foundational substance or essential nature of something.
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What does σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα (sarka kai ostea) mean in the Bible?
σάρξ · ὀστέον is a Greek phrase meaning "flesh and bones".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4561, G3747?
G4561, G3747 is connected to 147 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. flesh and bones
Source Gloss
flesh and bones
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 147 Case pattern Accusative (44) Number pattern Singular (139)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 16:17 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 24:22 · Matt 26:41 · Mark 10:8 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 14:38 · Luke 3:6 · John 1:14 · John 3:6 · John 6:51 · John 6:55 · John 6:63 · Acts 2:26 · Acts 2:31 · Rom 3:20 26×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 1:13 · John 3:6 · John 17:2 · Rom 6:19 · Rom 8:3 · Rom 8:5 · Rom 8:6 · Rom 8:7 · Rom 9:8 · Rom 13:14 · 1 Cor 5:5 · 2 Cor 7:1 · Gal 4:13 · Gal 5:16 · Gal 5:17 · Gal 5:19 37×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rev 19:21 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 2:28 · Rom 7:5 · Rom 7:18 · Rom 7:25 · Rom 8:3 · Rom 8:8 · Rom 8:9 · Rom 8:12 · 1 Cor 7:28 · 2 Cor 4:11 · 2 Cor 10:3 · 2 Cor 12:7 · Gal 1:16 · Gal 2:20 · Gal 3:3 · Gal 4:14 39×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:5 · Mark 10:8 · Luke 24:39 · John 6:52 · John 6:53 · John 6:54 · John 6:56 · John 8:15 · Acts 2:17 · Rom 1:3 · Rom 4:1 · Rom 8:4 · Rom 8:5 · Rom 8:12 · Rom 8:13 · Rom 9:3 37×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Jas 5:3 · Rev 17:16 · Rev 19:18 7×
Word Origins
σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain