"bodily, of or belonging to the body, 1 Tim. 4:8; corporeal, material, Lk. 3:22*"
Definition and meaning
bodily, of or belonging to the body, 1 Tim. 4:8; corporeal, material, Lk. 3:22*
In the original Greek the word is written: σωματικός
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of somatikos (G4984) across the King James Bible.
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
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Common questions
Strong's G4984 (somatikos) is a Greek word that means: bodily, of or belonging to the body, 1 Tim. 4:8; corporeal, material, Lk. 3:22* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word somatikos (G4984) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4984 is somatikos, a Greek word defined as: bodily, of or belonging to the body, 1 Tim. 4:8; corporeal, material, Lk. 3:22*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
somatikos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.