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Strong's G4561 σάρξ (sarx)

Sarx means “flesh” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4561 — mocar (“instruction”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4561
Language Greek
Linked Usages 330
Books 57

Strong's G4561 Quick Answer

Strong's G4561 σάρξ is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. sarx (sarx') n. 1. flesh (as stripped of the skin) 2. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food) It has 330 linked Bible usages across 57 books. Visible English usage signals include flesh, upon, god, lord, and earth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
sarx (sarx') n. 1. flesh (as stripped of the skin) 2. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food)
Usage
330 linked usages
Books
57 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
flesh, upon, god, lord, and earth

Meaning and Definition

sarx (sarx') n. 1. flesh (as stripped of the skin) 2. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food) 3. (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) 4. (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions) 5. (specially) a human being (as such) [probably from the base of G4563] KJV: carnal(-ly, + -ly minded), flesh(-ly) Root(s): G4563

Original Word
σάρξ

Across Lexicons

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Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

flesh

Usage: σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ;] flesh; __1. as in cl. generally, __(a) prop., of the soft substance of the animal body: 1Co.15:39, 2Co.12:7, Gal.6:13, al.; σ. καὶ αἷμα, 1Co.5:50; σ. καὶ ὀστέα, Luk.24:39; pl., of the flesh of many or parts of the flesh of one (cl.), Rev.17:16 19:18; φαγεῖν, Re, ll. with (cf. κατεσθίειν, 4Ki.9:36, al., and βιβρώσκειν, frequently in l.); metaphorically, Jas.5:3; mystically, φ. (τρώγειν) τὴν σ. τοῦ υἱοῦ τ. ἀνθρώπου, Jhn.6:52-56;

__(b) Of the whole substance of the body, = σῶμα: Act.2:26 (LXX), 31, 2Co.12:7, Gal.4:14, Eph.5:29; μία σ., Mrk.10:8; εἰς σ. μίαν (Gen.2:24), Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, 1Co.6:16, Eph.5:31; hence, of the material as opposite to the immaterial part of man (cf. Lft., Notes, 88): opposite to πνεῦμα, 1Co.5:5, 2Co.7:1, Col.2:5, 1Pe.3:18, 4:6; to ψύχη, Act.2:31, Rec.; of the present life, ἐν (τῇ) σ., Rom.7:5, Gal.2:20, Php.1:22, 24 1Pe.4:2; of Christ's life on earth, αἱ ἡμέραι τ. σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, Heb.5:7;

of things pertaining to the body, ἐν (τῇ) σ., Gal.6:12, 13 Php.3:3, 4. __2. As in Heb. idiom, __(a) of a living creature: πᾶσα σ. (Heb. כָּל־בָּשָׂר; cf. Bl., §47, 9), Mat.24:22, Mrk.13:20, 1Pe.1:24; esp. of man and his mortality (Psa.55 (56):5, Sir.28:5, al.), Jhn.1:14; πᾶσα σ. (see supr.), Luk.3:6, Jhn.17:2, Act.2:17, ἐν σ., 1Jo.4:2, 1Ti.3:16; __(b) of natural origin and relationship (Gen.2:24, Isa.58:7, al.): τέκνα τῆς σ., Rom.9:8; κατὰ σάρκα, ib. 3, 5, 1Co.10:18, Gal.4:23, 29; ἡ σ. μου, Rom.11:14 (cf.

Jdg.9:2, 2Ki.5:1, al.). __3. Of the physical nature as subject to sensation and desire (Plut.), __(a) without any ethical disparagement: Rom.7:18 13:14; opposite to πνεῦμα, Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38; τ. θέλημα τῆς σ., Jhn.1:13; ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς σ., 1Jn.2:16; pl., 2Pe.2:18; παθεῖν σαρκί, 1Pe.4:1; __(b) in ethical sense, esp. in Pauline Epp., of the flesh as the seat and vehicle of sinful desires: opposite to νοῦς, Rom.7:25; to πνεῦμα, Rom.8:4-9, 12, 13, Gal.5:16, 17 19 6:8 (cf. DB, ii, 14f.; iv, 165f.; Cremer, 844ff.).

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

flesh upon god lord earth man said thee our eat out every

How Strong's G4561 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 147 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4561 (σάρξ) appears 215 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4561 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4561 in the New Testament

130 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G4561 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

147 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

Genesis 2:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And Adam said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of her husband.

Genesis 2:24 Septuagint / Brenton

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Strong's G4561 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

44 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G4561 in 1 Enoch

9 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4561.

Genesis 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.
Genesis 2:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Adam said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of her husband.
Genesis 2:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Genesis 6:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God said, My Spirit shall certainly not remain among these men forever, because they are flesh, but their days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was corrupted; because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
Genesis 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold I bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven, and whatsoever things are upon the earth shall die.
Genesis 6:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And of all cattle and of all reptiles and of all wild beasts, even of all flesh, thou shalt bring by pairs of all, into the ark, that thou mayest feed them with thyself: male and female they shall be.
Genesis 7:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
went in to Noah into the ark, pairs, male and female of all flesh in which is the breath of life.
Genesis 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that entered went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded Noah, and the Lord God shut the ark outside of him.
Genesis 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there died all flesh that moved upon the earth, of flying creatures and cattle, and of wild beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, and every man.
Genesis 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wild beasts as many as are with thee, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.
Genesis 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not anymore curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore anymore smite all living flesh as I have done.
Genesis 9:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will establish my covenant with you and all flesh shall not anymore die by the water of the flood, and there shall no more be a flood of water to destroy all the earth.
Genesis 9:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and between every living soul in all flesh, and there shall no longer be water for a deluge, so as to blot out all flesh.
Genesis 9:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And my bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look to remember the everlasting covenant between me and the earth, and between every living soul in all flesh, which is upon the earth.
Genesis 9:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant, which I have made between me and all flesh, which is upon the earth.
Genesis 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and you.
Genesis 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with money shall be surely circumcised, and my covenant shall be on your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the uncircumcised male, who shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day, that soul shall be utterly destroyed from its family, for he has broken my covenant.
Genesis 17:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis 17:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis 29:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Laban said to him, Thou art of my bones and of my flesh; and he was with him a full month.
Genesis 34:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all that went in at the gate of their city hearkened to Hamor and Shechem his son, and they were circumcised in the flesh of their foreskin every male.
Genesis 37:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Come, let us sell him to these Ishmaelites, but let not our hands be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh; and his brethren hearkened.
Genesis 40:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet three days, and Pharaoh shall take away thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birds of the sky shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Genesis 41:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.
Genesis 41:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And other seven cows came up after these out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and fed by the other cows on the bank of the river.
Genesis 41:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the seven ill-favored and lean cows devoured the seven well-favored and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favored and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.
Genesis 41:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil and ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said again, Put thy hand into thy bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored to the complexion of his other flesh.
Exodus 30:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
On man’s flesh it shall not be poured, and ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition: it is holy, and shall be holiness to you.
Leviticus 4:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take the skin of the calf, and all his flesh with the head and the extremities and the belly and the dung,
Leviticus 12:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on the eighth day she shall circumcise the flesh of his foreskin.
Leviticus 13:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the priest shall look, and, behold, if it is a white spot in the skin, and it has changed the hair to white, and there be some of the sound part of the quick flesh in the sore—
Leviticus 13:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the flesh should have become an ulcer in his skin, and should be healed,
Leviticus 13:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the flesh be in his skin in a state of fiery inflammation, and there should be in his skin the part which is healed of the inflammation, bright, clear, and white, suffused with red or very white;
Leviticus 13:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if a man or woman should have in the skin of their flesh spots of a bright whiteness,
Leviticus 13:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall look; and, behold, there being bright spots of a bright whiteness in the skin of their flesh, it is a tetter; it bursts forth in the skin of his flesh; he is clean.
Leviticus 13:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon him, and, behold, if the appearance of the plague be white or inflamed in his baldness of head or baldness in front, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of his flesh,
Leviticus 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the life of flesh is its blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for its blood shall make atonement for the soul.
Leviticus 17:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the blood of all flesh is its life; and I said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood: everyone that eats it shall be destroyed.
Leviticus 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
No man shall draw nigh to any of his near kindred to uncover their nakedness; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 21:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not shave your head for the dead with a baldness on the top; and they shall not shave their beard, neither shall they make gashes on their flesh.
Leviticus 25:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A brother of his father, or son of his father’s brother shall redeem him; or let one of his near kin of his tribe redeem him, and if he should be rich and redeem himself,
Leviticus 26:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
Numbers 12:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let her not be as it were like death, as an abortion coming out of his mother’s womb, when the disease devours the half of the flesh.
Numbers 16:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of spirits and of all flesh, if one man has sinned, shall the wrath of the Lord be upon the whole congregation?
Numbers 18:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whatsoever they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be thine: only the firstborn of men shall be surely redeemed, and thou shalt redeem the firstborn of unclean cattle.
Numbers 27:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let the Lord God of spirits and of all flesh look out for a man over this congregation,
Deuteronomy 5:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For what flesh is there which has heard the voice of the living God, speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have heard, and shall live?
Deuteronomy 28:55 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
so as not to give to one of them of the flesh of his children, whom he shall eat, because of his having nothing left him in thy straitness, and in thy affliction, with which thine enemies shall afflict thee in all thy cities.
Judges 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord gives Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then will I tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness, and the Barkenim.
Judges 9:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, saying, Which is better for you, that seventy men, even all the sons of Jerubbaal, should reign over you, or that one man should reign over you? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
1 Kingdoms 17:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
2 Kingdoms 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Hebron, and they said to him, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 Kingdoms 19:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house?
2 Kingdoms 19:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall say to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? and now God do so to me, and more also, if thou shalt not be commander of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
4 Kingdoms 4:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and bowed himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.
4 Kingdoms 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash seven times in Jordan, and thy flesh shall return to thee, and thou shalt be cleansed.
4 Kingdoms 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Naaman went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the word of Elisha: and his flesh returned to him as the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed.
4 Kingdoms 6:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel heard the words of the woman, that he rent his garments; and he passed by on the wall, and the people saw sackcloth within upon his flesh.
4 Kingdoms 9:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they returned and told him. And he said, It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel.
1 Chronicles 11:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all Israel came to David in Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bones and thy flesh.
Nehemiah 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Job 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Nay, but put forth thy hand, and touch his bones and his flesh: Verily he will curse thee to thy face.
Job 4:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a spirit came before my face; And my hair and flesh quivered.
Job 6:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?
Job 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
While I may take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand.
Job 14:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But his flesh is in pain, And his soul mourns.
Job 16:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Earth, cover not over the blood of my flesh, And let my cry have no place.
Job 19:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And my bones are held in my teeth.
Job 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
does, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
Job 21:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For even when I remember, I am alarmed, And pains seize my flesh.
Job 31:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if too my handmaids have often said, Oh that we might be satisfied with his flesh (Whereas I was very kind:
Job 33:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Until his flesh shall be consumed, And he shall show his bones bare.
Job 33:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, And he will restore him among men in his full strength.
Job 34:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All flesh would die together, And every mortal would return to the earth, whence also he was formed.
Job 41:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The flesh also of his body is joined together: If one pours violence upon him, he shall not be moved.
Psalms 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore my heart rejoiced And my tongue exulted; Moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
Psalms 26:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When evildoers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh, My persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.
Psalms 27:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is my helper and my defender; My heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: My flesh has revived, And willingly will I give praise to him.
Psalms 37:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; There is no peace to my bones because of my sins.
Psalms 37:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For my soul is filled with mockings; And there is no health in my flesh.
Psalms 55:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In God I will praise my words; All the day have I hoped in God; I will not fear what flesh shall do to me.
Psalms 62:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O God, my God, I cry to thee early; My soul has thirsted for thee: How often has my flesh longed after thee, In a barren and trackless and dry land!
Psalms 64:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear my prayer; To thee all flesh shall come.
Psalms 72:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart and my flesh have failed: But God is the strength of my heart, and God is my portion forever.
Psalms 77:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he rained upon them flesh like dust, And feathered birds like the sand of the seas.
Psalms 77:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he remembered that they are flesh; A wind that passes away, and returns not.
Psalms 78:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have given the dead bodies of thy servants To be food for the birds of the sky, The flesh of thy holy ones for the wild beasts of the earth.
Psalms 83:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My soul longs, and faints for the courts of the Lord: My heart and my flesh have exulted in the living God.
Psalms 101:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By reason of the voice of my groaning, My bone has cloven to my flesh.
Psalms 108:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My knees are weakened through fasting, And my flesh is changed by reason of the want of oil.
Psalms 118:120 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Penetrate my flesh with thy fear; For I am afraid of thy judgments.
Psalms 135:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who gives food to all flesh; For his mercy endures forever.
Psalms 144:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let all flesh bless his holy name Forever and ever.
Proverbs 3:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that there may be grace round thy neck; And safety to thy bones:
Proverbs 4:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they are life to those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou repent at last, When the flesh of thy body is consumed,
Proverbs 33:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I examined whether my heart Would excite my flesh as with wine (Though my heart guided me in wisdom), And I desired to lay hold of mirth, Until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, Which they should do under the sun All the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fool folds his hands together, And eats his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; And say not in the presence of God, It was an error: Lest God be angry at thy voice, And destroy the works of thy hands.
Ecclesiastes 11:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, And put away evil from thy flesh: For youth and folly are vanity.
Ecclesiastes 12:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: Of making many books there is no end; And much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Isaiah 9:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.
Isaiah 10:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day the mountains shall be consumed, and the hills, and the forests, and fire shall devour both soul and body: and he that flees shall be as one fleeing from burning flame.
Isaiah 31:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
even an Egyptian, a man, and not God; the flesh of horses, and there is no help in them: but the Lord shall bring his hand upon them, and the helpers shall fail, and all shall perish together.
Isaiah 40:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the glory of the Lord shall appear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God: for the Lord has spoken it.
Isaiah 40:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The voice of one saying, Cry; and I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass.
Isaiah 49:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that afflicted thee shall eat their own flesh; and they shall drink their own blood as new wine, and shall be drunken: and all flesh shall perceive that I am the Lord that delivers thee, and that upholds the strength of Jacob.
Isaiah 66:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For with the fire of the Lord all the earth shall be judged, and all flesh with his sword: many shall be slain by the Lord.
Isaiah 66:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass from month to month, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, that all flesh shall come to worship before me in Jerusalem, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 66:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall go forth, and see the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched; and they shall be a spectacle to all flesh.
Jeremiah 9:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
on Egypt, and on Edom, and on Edom, and on the children of Ammon, and on the children of Moab, and on every one that shaves his face round about, even them that dwell in the wilderness; for all the Gentiles are uncircumcised in flesh, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in their hearts.
Jeremiah 12:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The ravagers are come to every passage in the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord will devour from one end of the land to the other: no flesh has any peace.
Jeremiah 17:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and will lean his arm of flesh upon him, while his heart departs from the Lord.
Jeremiah 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall eat the flesh of their sons, and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat every one the flesh of his neighbor in the blockade, and in the siege wherewith their enemies shall besiege them.
Jeremiah 32:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
even upon the extreme part of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with the nations, he is pleading with all flesh, and the ungodly are given to the sword, saith the Lord.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4561, grouped by book.

Genesis 30 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 18 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 5 usages, New Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 12 usages, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
Romans 23 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 8 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 9 usages, New Testament
Galatians 16 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 8 usages, New Testament
Philippians 4 usages, New Testament
Colossians 9 usages, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Philemon 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 6 usages, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 6 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 2 usages, New Testament
1 John 3 usages, New Testament
2 John 1 usage, New Testament
Jude 3 usages, New Testament
Revelation 3 usages, New Testament
Judith 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 9 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 23 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 152 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 9 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G4561 FAQ

What does sarx (σάρξ) mean?

Sarx (Strong's G4561) is a Greek word most simply glossed "flesh". sarx (sarx') n. 1. flesh (as stripped of the skin) 2. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food)

How many times is sarx (σάρξ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 330 linked usages for Strong's G4561 across 57 books.

Where can I study sarx (σάρξ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4561 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate sarx (σάρξ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as flesh, upon, god, lord, earth, and man. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4561 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 147 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 44 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 9 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4561, with linked reader references where each row is available.