* φυσικός, -ή, -όν
(< φύσις),
natural
(a) produced by nature, innate (Xen., Arist., al.);
(b) according to nature (Arist., Diod., al.): opp. to παρὰ φύσιν, Ro 1:26, 27;
(c) governed by mere natural instinct (cf. Plut., Mor., 706A): ζῷα γεγεννημένα φ. (RV,born mere animals; Mayor,born creatures of instinct; ICC, animals born of mere nature), II Pe 2:12,†