What does σωματικός (sōmatikós) mean in the Bible?
σωματικός (sōmatikós): Pertains to physical body itself, distinct from immaterial or spiritual dimensions of human existence.
Greek · G4984
σωματικός
Corporeal or physical
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σωματικός G4984
Pronunciation sōmatikós
What does σωματικός (sōmatikós) mean in the Bible?
σωματικός (sōmatikós): Pertains to physical body itself, distinct from immaterial or spiritual dimensions of human existence.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4984?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in a bodily (1), physical (1).
Where does σωματικός (sōmatikós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 3:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in a bodily 1× Luke 3:22
physical 1× 1 Timothy 4:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 3:22
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
σωματικὴ 1x sōmatikē 1 Timothy 4:8
σωματικῷ 1x sōmatikō Luke 3:22
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 3:22
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x 1 Timothy 4:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Pertains to physical body itself, distinct from immaterial or spiritual dimensions of human existence.
Strong's G4984
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 3:21-22 Source Gloss
corporeal or physical
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Pertains to physical body itself, distinct from immaterial or spiritual dimensions of human existence.
(σῶμα), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:32 4Mac 3:1 * ;]
aof or for the body, bodily: γυμνασία, 1Ti.4:8;
b(opposite to ἀσώματος) bodily, corporeal: εἶδος, Luk.3:22.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 3:22 Adjective Dative Singular Neuter
σωματικῷ swmatikw
bodily, corporeal
Read verse 1 Timothy 4:8 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
σωματικὴ swmatikh
bodily, corporeal
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 4:8 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 3:22 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical, corporeal form of the Holy Spirit descending visibly
Physical exercise or training of the body, with limited spiritual benefit
Word Origins
σωματικός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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