5446. phusikos

Strong's Lexicon

phusikos: Natural

Original Word: φυσικός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: phusikos
Pronunciation: foo-see-kos'
Phonetic Spelling: (foo-see-kos')
Definition: Natural
Meaning: natural, (a) according to nature, (b) merely animal.

Word Origin: Derived from φύσις (phusis), meaning "nature."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "phusikos," the concept of "natural" can be related to Hebrew terms like טֶבַע (teba‘), meaning "nature" or "natural order."

Usage: The term "phusikos" is used to describe that which pertains to nature or is in accordance with the natural order. In the New Testament, it often contrasts with what is spiritual or supernatural, highlighting the distinction between the earthly and the divine.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "nature" (phusis) was significant in philosophical discussions, particularly among Stoics and Epicureans, who debated the nature of the universe and human existence. The term "phusikos" would have been understood in this context as relating to the inherent qualities or characteristics of the natural world, as opposed to the spiritual or divine realm.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 5446 physikós (an adjective, derived from 5449 /phýsis, "nature") – natural, describing the behavior of an unregenerate person, i.e. a nature lacking divine transformation (salvation). See 5449 (physis).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from phusis
Definition
natural, according to nature
NASB Translation
creatures of instinct (1), natural (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5446: φυσικός

φυσικός, φυσικη, φυσικον (φύσις), natural; i. e., a. produced by nature, inborn (very often so from Xenophon, (mem. 3, 9, 1) down).

b. agreeable to nature (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, others): opposed to παρά φύσιν, Romans 1:26,(27).

c. governed by (the instincts of) nature: ζῷα γεγεννημένα φυσικά, 2 Peter 2:12 (R. V. born mere animals).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

natural.

From phusis; "physical", i.e. (by implication) instinctive -- natural. Compare psuchikos.

see GREEK phusis

see GREEK psuchikos

Forms and Transliterations

φυσικα φυσικά φυσικὰ φυσικην φυσικήν φυσικὴν phusika phusiken phusikēn physika physikà physiken physikēn physikḕn

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 1:26 Adj-AFS
GRK: μετήλλαξαν τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς
NAS: exchanged the natural function
KJV: women did change the natural use into
INT: changed the natural use into

Romans 1:27 Adj-AFS
GRK: ἀφέντες τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν τῆς
NAS: abandoned the natural function
KJV: leaving the natural use
INT: having left the natural use of the

2 Peter 2:12 Adj-NNP
GRK: ζῷα γεγεννημένα φυσικὰ εἰς ἅλωσιν
NAS: born as creatures of instinct to be captured
KJV: these, as natural brute beasts,
INT: animals born natural for capture

Strong's Greek 5446
3 Occurrences

φυσικὰ — 1 Occ.
φυσικὴν — 2 Occ.