φύσις

phýsis · Greek · Strong's G5449 · 14 occurrences

The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “mankind”

What it means

growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage

from G5453 (φύω);

How the KJV renders it

mankind, nature

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“mankind”

also renders anthrṓpinos (G442), bâsâr (H1320)

“nature”

also renders génesis (G1078)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

14 occurrences in the Greek text, first 11 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 11:14 · N-NSF

Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

2 Peter 1:4 · N-GSF

by 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.

Ephesians 2:3 · N-DSF

We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

Galatians 2:15 · N-DSF

“We, being Jews by nature and not Gentile sinners,

Galatians 4:8 · N-DSF

However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.

James 3:7 · N-DSF

For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;

Romans 1:26 N-ASFRomans 2:14 N-DSFRomans 2:27 N-GSFRomans 11:21 N-ASFRomans 11:24 N-ASF

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.