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σάρξ
SARX
flesh, body, human nature
noun, f., 3rd declension
Appears 147× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

Sarcophagus = σάρξ + φαγεῖν (flesh-eater). John 1:14: "the Word became σάρξ."

Memory Hook

SARX — SARCophagus, SARCasm (flesh-cutting remarks) — σάρξ = flesh.

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