G5449 φύσις (phýsis) — nature

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G5449

growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage

KJV usage: :--(man-)kind, nature(-al).

Etymology: from ;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

essence, Gal. 4:8; native condition, birth, Rom. 2:27; 11:21, 24; Gal. 2:15; Eph. 2:3; native species, kind, Jas. 3:7; nature, natural frame, 2 Pet. 1:4; nature, native instinct, Rom. 2:14; 1 Cor. 11:14; nature, prescribed course of nature, Rom. 1:26*

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Romans 1:26 Romans 2:14 Romans 2:27 Romans 11:21 Romans 11:24 1 Corinthians 11:14 Galatians 2:15 Galatians 4:8 Ephesians 2:3 James 3:7 2 Peter 1:4

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