σάρξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• σύρξ (Aeolic)

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [sárkʰs]
• (Koine): IPA: [sarkʰs]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [sarks]

Noun

σάρξ (genitive σαρκός) f, third declension; (sarks)

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

Usage notes

Homer uses σάρξ almost entirely in the plural, with the singular usage specifying a specific part of the body. Later writers use the singular without this distinction.

Inflection

Third declension of σάρξ, σαρκός

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σάρξ	τώ σάρκε	αἱ σάρκες
Genitive	τῆς σαρκός	τοῖν σαρκοῖν	τῶν σαρκῶν
Dative	τῇ σαρκί	τοῖν σαρκοῖν	ταῖς σάρκεσσι
Accusative	τήν σάρκᾰ	τώ σάρκε	τάς σάρκᾰς
Vocative	σάρξ	σάρκε	σάρκες

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G4561