UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: χοϊκός; -ή, -όν

Related lemmas: χέω · χοῦς

Sense 1: made of dust, made of soil

Semantic entry: 2.16

Semantic domains: Natural Substances

Subdomains: Earth, Mud, Sand, Rock

Definition: (derivative of χοῦς ‘dust,’ 2.15: κονιορτός / 2.15: χοῦς) pertaining to being made or consisting of dust or soil

Notes: Though in general χοῦς and the derivative χοϊκός would seem to refer to dry dust, they may also refer to dirt or soil. In RV CO1 15:47 · LV CO1 15:47 · Read together CO1 15:47 it is more appropriate to speak of the creation of Adam as ‘made from the ground’ or ‘formed out of soil.’ For another interpretation of χοϊκός in RV CO1 15:47 · LV CO1 15:47 · Read together CO1 15:47, see 1.42: χοϊκός.

CO1 15:47: RV CO1 15:47 · LV CO1 15:47 · Read together CO1 15:47

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OET-RV CO1 15:47

47 The first man was made of dust from the earth—the second man came from heaven.

OET-LV CO1 15:47

47 The first man out _of earth is, earthy, the second man is, from heaven.

CO1 15:48: RV CO1 15:48 · LV CO1 15:48 · Read together CO1 15:48

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48 Earthly people are like that earthly man, and heavenly people are like that heavenly man.

OET-LV CO1 15:48

48 Such _as the earthy one, such also the earthy ones, and such _as the heavenly one, such also the heavenly ones.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: RV CO1 15:47–49 · LV CO1 15:47–49 · Read together CO1 15:47–49

Sense 2: of earth, earthly, made of earth

Semantic entry: 1.42

Semantic domains: Geographical Objects and Features

Subdomains: The Earth's Surface

Definition: pertaining to having the nature of earthly existence in contrast with that which is heavenly or of heaven

Notes: It may even be possible in rendering χοϊκός in RV CO1 15:47 · LV CO1 15:47 · Read together CO1 15:47 to say ‘created out of earth’ or ‘made from dust’ (see 2.16: χοϊκός).

CO1 15:47: RV CO1 15:47 · LV CO1 15:47 · Read together CO1 15:47

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OET-RV CO1 15:47

47 The first man was made of dust from the earth—the second man came from heaven.

OET-LV CO1 15:47

47 The first man out _of earth is, earthy, the second man is, from heaven.

CO1 15:48: RV CO1 15:48 · LV CO1 15:48 · Read together CO1 15:48

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OET-RV CO1 15:48

48 Earthly people are like that earthly man, and heavenly people are like that heavenly man.

OET-LV CO1 15:48

48 Such _as the earthy one, such also the earthy ones, and such _as the heavenly one, such also the heavenly ones.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: RV CO1 15:47–49 · LV CO1 15:47–49 · Read together CO1 15:47–49

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

χοϊκός

Form 1

Sense 1: made of dust, made of soil

Sense 2: of earth, earthly, made of earth