UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: φυσικός; -ή, -όν

Related lemmas: φύω

Sense 1: natural, naturally, by nature, by instinct

Semantic entry: 58.9

Semantic domains: Nature, Class, Example

Subdomains: Nature, Character

Definition: pertaining to that which is in accordance with the nature or character of something

Notes: For some languages the equivalent of ‘being in accordance with nature’ is simply ‘being as it should be’ (RV ROM 1:26 · LV ROM 1:26 · Read together ROM 1:26). For RV PE2 2:12 · LV PE2 2:12 · Read together PE2 2:12, in place of an expression such as ‘natural creatures’ a more appropriate equivalent in some languages is simply ‘animals.’

ROM 1:26: RV ROM 1:26 · LV ROM 1:26 · Read together ROM 1:26

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OET-RV ROM 1:26

26 Because of that, God reluctantly let them exercise their dishonourable passions, and their women exchanged natural behaviours for unnatural ones,

OET-LV ROM 1:26

26 Because _of this, gave _over them the god to passions of _dishonour, which for both female of _them exchanged the natural usage into the contrary _to nature,

ROM 1:27: RV ROM 1:27 · LV ROM 1:27 · Read together ROM 1:27

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OET-RV ROM 1:27

27 and similarly their men deserted the natural behaviours towards women, and stoked their lusts towards each other—man with man, and the shame that it produces, and then received back in themselves the payment which is appropriate for such deception.

OET-LV ROM 1:27

27 and likewise also the male having _left the natural usage of _the female, were _burned in the desire of _them toward one _another, male with male the shame producing, and the recompense which it _was _fitting of _the deception of _them, in themselves taking _back.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 1:26–27 · LV ROM 1:26–27 · Read together ROM 1:26–27

PE2: RV PE2 2:12 · LV PE2 2:12 · Read together PE2 2:12

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

φυσικός

Form 1

Sense 1: natural, naturally, by nature, by instinct