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φυσικός

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Gloss: natural

Transliteration: phusikos

Strong’s: G5446

φυσικός, -ή, -όν
(ψύσις),
natural
__(a) produced by nature, innate (Xen., Arist., al.);
__(b) according to nature (Arist., Diod., al.): opposite to παρὰ φύσιν, Rom.1:26-27;
__(with) governed by mere natural instinct (of. Plut., Mor., 706 A): ζῷα γεγεννημένα φ. (RV, born mere animals; Mayor, born creatures of instinct; ICC, animals born of mere nature), 2Pe.2:12,†
(AS)

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