This noun refers to flesh or meat, especially as food. Paul uses it twice in discussions about eating practices and Christian liberty. In Romans 14:21, he states 'it is good not to eat meat (κρέα) or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble'—setting aside one's freedom for the sake of the weak. In 1 Corinthians 8:13, he declares 'if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat (κρέα), lest I make my brother stumble.' Both contexts involve meat offered to idols and the principle of surrendering rights for love's sake. The word focuses on flesh as food, not living flesh.