2 Peter 2:10:52 Pet.2.10.W5TAB
σαρκὸς
sarkos
“flesh”
- Transliteration
- sar-KOS
- Extended
- sahr-KOHS
- IPA
- /sarˈkos/
Meaning by language
- English
- flesh
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sar-KOS
- sentence
MA-lis-ta DE tous o-PI-sô sar-KOS en e-pi-thy-MI-a mi-as-MOU po-reu-o-ME-nous KAI ky-ri-O-tê-tos ka-ta-phro-NOUN-tas
Exegesis
The verse opens with the articular participle poreuomenous {πορευομένους | po-reu-o-mé-nous} “going” modified by the prepositional phrase opisō sarkos {ὀπίσω σαρκὸς | o-pí-sō sar-kós} “after flesh,” indicating a moral pursuit.
Root and etymology
sarxs-a-r-x
“flesh, physical nature”
In context — 2 Peter 2:10
Especially those who pursue the flesh in the desire of defilement and who despise authority, impious and arrogant, blaspheming the glorious ones.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Peter 2:10, so the Greek word σαρκὸς (sarkos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.2.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.10.W5.S1) and character.