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GreekG5590Noun (Feminine)

ψυχή

psuchē

96Occurrences
G5590Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151 (πνεῦμα), which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222 (ζωή), which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H05315, H07307 and H02416)

from G5594 (ψύχω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom. in Arist., of the vital principle)
2.the soul
(a)as the seat of the will, desires and affections
(b)as a periphrasis for person or self (frequently in translation from Semitic originals, see M, Pr., 87; Robinson, Gospels, 113ff.; but also frequently in cl., see LS, II, 2; Edwards, Lex., App. A.)
(with)as the object of divine grace and eternal salvation
Synonyms
see: νοῦς, πνεῦμα, ψυχικός, and cf. ICC on, Lft., Notes, 88f.
LXX: very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב,לֵב, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ψυχή appears 96 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
16
Luke
13
Matthew
11
John
9
Mark
8
Revelation
7
1 Peter
6
Hebrews
6

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:45BSB

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

Acts 2:27BSB

because You will not abandon my soul to Hades,nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Hebrews 6:19BSB

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

Luke 14:26BSB

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

Mark 12:30BSB

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.