φύσις
phýsis
growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage
Lexicon
Derivation: from G5453 (φύω);
growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage
- growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent)
- by extension, a genus or sort
- figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (man-)kind, nature(-al)
Usage
14 occurrences · 0 OT · 14 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- nature6 · 43%
- by nature3 · 21%
- the natural1 · 7%
- which be the natural1 · 7%
- unto them which by nature1 · 7%
- kind1 · 7%
- of mankind1 · 7%
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.