σάρξ

sárx

flesh

The soft substance composing the body, particularly in contrast to bone or spirit; the physical, material aspect of a living creature. By extension, denotes the human body as a whole, the realm of human existence characterized by mortality and susceptibility to weakness, sometimes contrasted with the spiritual or divine aspect. In some contexts, signifies the sphere of human desires, impulses, or relationships tied to physical descent or material existence. May also refer collectively to humankind, indicating human nature with its inherent limitations.

G4561

Acts 2:26 · Word #16

Lexicon G4561

Lemmaσάρξ
Transliterationsárx
Strong'sG4561
DefinitionThe soft substance composing the body, particularly in contrast to bone or spirit; the physical, material aspect of a living creature. By extension, denotes the human body as a whole, the realm of human existence characterized by mortality and susceptibility to weakness, sometimes contrasted with the spiritual or divine aspect. In some contexts, signifies the sphere of human desires, impulses, or relationships tied to physical descent or material existence. May also refer collectively to humankind, indicating human nature with its inherent limitations.

Morphology N NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseflesh
Literalflesh

Lexical Info

Lemmaσάρξ
Strong'sG4561

SIBI-P1 Translation G4561-06

flesh

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS); functions as a subject or substantive in its base form.
Rendering RationaleThe nominative feminine singular form denotes the soft, material substance of the body or the embodied human condition. "Flesh" preserves the root sense of physical, mortal existence without importing contextual nuance.

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