σωμᾰτ-ικός G4984
bodily, physical, pertaining to the body
This adjective describes what pertains to the body, the physical or corporeal aspect of existence. Luke 3:22 describes the Holy Spirit descending in bodily form like a dove upon Jesus at his baptism. First Timothy 4:8 notes that bodily training has some value, but godliness is valuable for all things. The term distinguishes the physical realm from the spiritual.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Pertains to the body or physical aspect of existence, corporeal rather than merely spiritual or immaterial. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'corporal/en corporal,' French 'corporel,' German 'leiblich') emphasizes the bodily nature. Luke uses this to stress the physical, visible manifestation of the Spirit at Jesus' baptism (3:22), not merely a subjective vision. Paul employs it to acknowledge the limited value of physical exercise compared to godliness (1 Tim 4:8), relativizing without despising bodily discipline. 2×
AR["الجَسَدِيَّ", "بِهَيْئَةٍ-جَسَدِيَّةٍ"]·ben["শারীরিক"]·DE["leiblich", "σωματικῷ"]·EN["bodily", "in-bodily"]·FR["corporel"]·heb["בְּדְמוּת", "גּוּפָנִיַּת"]·HI["शअररिक", "शारीरिक"]·ID["dalam-bentuk", "jasmani"]·IT["somatiko", "sōmatikē"]·jav["badan", "wujud-badan"]·KO["몸의", "육체적인"]·PT["corporal", "em-corpórea"]·RU["телесное", "телесным"]·ES["corporal", "en-corporal"]·SW["kwa-umbo", "ya-kimwili"]·TR["bedensel"]·urd["جسمانی"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
σωμᾰτ-ικός, ή, όν, of or for the body, bodily, opposed to ψυχικός, ἔργα Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ σ. ἡδέαRefs 2nd c.BC+; ἐργασίαι Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἀσθένεια Refs 1st c.BC+ __2 bodily, corporeal, opposed to ἀσώματος, Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. ἐποίησαν τὰ δώδεκα ζῴδια κατὰ τὰ μέλη τοῦ ἀνθρώπου gave somatic application Refs to.. , Rhetor.in Refs: comparative -ώτερος Refs 4th c.BC+: superlative σωμᾰτ-ώτατος Refs…