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σάρξ

Third declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: σάρξ σαρκός

Structure: σαρκ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: sarko/s

Sense

  1. The material which covers the bones of a creature: flesh
  2. body
  3. the edible flesh of a fruit
  4. The seat of animalistic / immoral desires and thoughts, such as lust
  5. That which is opposed to the spiritual

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ εἶπεν Ἀδάμ. τοῦτο νῦν ὀστοῦν ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων μου καὶ σὰρξ ἐκ τῆσ σαρκόσ μου. αὕτη κληθήσεται γυνή, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ ἀνδρὸσ αὐτῆσ ἐλήφθη αὕτη. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 2:23)
  • καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἑρπετῶν καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν θηρίων καὶ ἀπὸ πάσησ σαρκόσ, δύο δύο ἀπὸ πάντων εἰσάξεισ εἰσ τὴν κιβωτόν, ἵνα τρέφῃσ μετὰ σεαυτοῦ. ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἔσονται. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 6:19)
  • εἰσῆλθον πρὸσ Νῶε εἰσ τὴν κιβωτόν, δύο δύο ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἀπὸ πάσησ σαρκόσ, ἐν ᾧ ἐστι πνεῦμα ζωῆσ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 7:15)
  • καὶ τὰ εἰσπορευόμενα ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἀπὸ πάσησ σαρκὸσ εἰσῆλθε, καθὰ ἐνετείλατο ὁ Θεὸσ τῷ Νῶε. καὶ ἔκλεισε Κύριοσ ὁ Θεὸσ τὴν κιβωτὸν ἔξωθεν αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 7:16)
  • καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸσ τῷ Νῶε. τοῦτο τὸ σημεῖον τῆσ διαθήκησ, ἧσ διεθέμην ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πάσησ σαρκόσ, ἥ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῆσ γῆσ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 9:17)

Synonyms

  1. body

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