σάρξ
sárx
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from the base of G4563 (σαρόω);
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: carnal(-ly, + -ly minded), flesh(-ly)
Usage
152 occurrences · 0 OT · 152 NT · 20 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the flesh59 · 39%
- flesh53 · 35%
- of the flesh15 · 10%
- to the flesh8 · 5%
- in the flesh6 · 4%
- his flesh1 · 1%
- with the flesh1 · 1%
- carnally1 · 1%
- the carnal1 · 1%
- kind of flesh1 · 1%
- with flesh1 · 1%
- by the flesh1 · 1%
- fleshly1 · 1%
- of flesh1 · 1%
- carnal1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.