φύσις, -εως, ἡ (φύω) [in LXX: Wis.7:20 13:1 19:20 אΑ, 3Ma.3:29, 4Ma.1:20 4Mac 5:7-8 4Mac 5:25 4Mac 13:27 4Mac 15:13 4Mac 15:25 4Mac 16:3 * ;] nature, i.e., (a) the nature (natural powers or constitution) of a person or thing: Jas.3:7, 2Pe.1:4; τέκνα φυσει ὀργῆς, Eph.2:3; (b) origin, birth (Soph., Xen., al.): Rom.2:27, Gal.2:15; (with) nature, i.e. the regular order or law of nature: 1Co.11:14; dative, φύσει adverbially, by nature, Rom.2:14, Gal.4:8; παρὰ φύσιν, against nature, Rom.1:26 11:24; καρὰ φ., according to nature, naturally, Rom.11:21, 24.† (AS)
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G5449 — φύσις
phusis · nature · Greek
11 tagged verse occurrences
Romans 1:26 · φύσιν,For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.Romans 2:14 · φύσει(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,Romans 2:27 · φύσεωςWon’t the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?Romans 11:21 · φύσινfor if God didn’t spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.Romans 11:24 · φύσιν · φύσιν · φύσινFor if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?1 Corinthians 11:14 · φύσιςDoesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?Galatians 2:15 · φύσει“We, being Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners,Galatians 4:8 · φύσειHowever at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.Ephesians 2:3 · φύσειamong whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.James 3:7 · φύσις · φύσειFor every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.2 Peter 1:4 · φύσεωςby which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.