What does σωματικός · γυμνασία mean in the Bible?
σωματικός · γυμνασία is a Greek phrase meaning "bodily exercise or training".
Greek · G4984, G1129
σωματικὴ γυμνασία
Corporeal or physical · training
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σωματικός G4984 corporeal or physical
Pronunciation sōmatikós
Pertains to physical body itself, distinct from immaterial or spiritual dimensions of human existence.
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γυμνασία G1129 training
Pronunciation gymnasía
Physical discipline and training with spiritual benefit, especially moral and religious development.
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What does σωματικὴ γυμνασία (sōmatikē gymnasia) mean in the Bible?
σωματικός · γυμνασία is a Greek phrase meaning "bodily exercise or training".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4984, G1129?
G4984, G1129 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. bodily exercise or training
Source Gloss
bodily exercise or training
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 4:8 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 3:22 1×
Word Origins
σωματικὴ γυμνασία 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