σῶμά [17 verses](noun sg neut nom/acc)"Body" is soma, which means "body," "dead body," "the living body," "animal body," "person," "human being," "any corporeal substance," "metallic substance," "figure of three dimensions [math]," "solid," "whole [of a thing]," "frame [of a thing]," "the body of the proof," "a body of writings." and "text of a document." Like our word "body" it has special meanings such as "body" of proof and the "body" of a document. It is the physical substance of things, the body of men and animals or of heavenly bodies or groups of people. -- The Greek word translated as "body" means a physical body, either living or dead. It also refers to the "whole" of ourselves (see this article).