φύσις

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: Jak 3,7, 2 Pet 1,4;

τέκνα φυσει ὀργῆς, Ef 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: 1 Kor 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.†