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,Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;Romans 2:14 · φύσειFor, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law—to themselves are a law;Romans 2:27 · φύσεωςand the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, art a transgressor of law.Romans 11:21 · φύσινfor if God the natural branches did not spare—lest perhaps He also shall not spare thee.Romans 11:24 · φύσιν · φύσιν · φύσινfor if thou, out of the olive tree, wild by nature, wast cut out, and, contrary to nature, wast graffed into a good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature, be graffed into their own olive tree?1 Corinthians 11:14 · φύσιςdoth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?Galatians 2:15 · φύσειwe by nature Jews, and not sinners of the nations,Galatians 4:8 · φύσειBut then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,Ephesians 2:3 · φύσειamong whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath—as also the others,James 3:7 · φύσις · φύσειFor every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature,2 Peter 1:4 · φύσεωςthrough which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.