ψυχή (psychḗ) — Heart
Greek word study: ψυχή (psychḗ), Strong's G5590. breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from
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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)
KJV translation words: heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you
Strong's G5590 is tagged on 106 words in 96 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:20 and last appears in Revelation 20:4.
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Verses (first 25 of 96)
- Matthew 2:20 — ψυχὴν — life
- Matthew 6:25 — ψυχῇ — life
- Matthew 10:28 — ψυχὴν — soul
- Matthew 10:39 — ψυχὴν — life
- Matthew 11:29 — ψυχαῖς — souls
- Matthew 12:18 — ψυχή — soul
- Matthew 16:25 — ψυχὴν — life
- Matthew 16:26 — ψυχὴν — the soul
- Matthew 20:28 — ψυχὴν — life
- Matthew 22:37 — ψυχῇ — soul
- Matthew 26:38 — ψυχή — soul
- Mark 3:4 — ψυχὴν — Life
- Mark 8:35 — ψυχὴν — life
- Mark 8:36 — ψυχὴν — soul
- Mark 8:37 — ψυχῆς — soul
- Mark 10:45 — ψυχὴν — life
- Mark 12:30 — ψυχῆς — soul
- Mark 12:33 — ψυχῆς — soul
- Mark 14:34 — ψυχή — soul
- Luke 1:46 — ψυχή — soul
- Luke 2:35 — ψυχὴν — soul
- Luke 6:9 — ψυχὴν — Life
- Luke 9:24 — ψυχὴν — life
- Luke 9:56 — ψυχὰς — souls
- Luke 10:27 — ψυχῇ — soul
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: G5594 ψύχω (psýchō).
Entries whose derivation names this word: G895 ἄψυχος (ápsychos), G1374 δίψυχος (dípsychos), G2174 εὐψυχέω (eupsychéō), G2473 ἰσόψυχος (isópsychos), G4861 σύμψυχος (sýmpsychos), G5591 ψυχικός (psychikós).
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What does psychḗ (G5590) mean?
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).
How is G5590 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G5590 as: heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
How often does ψυχή (psychḗ) appear?
Strong's G5590 is tagged on 106 words in 96 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:20 and last appears in Revelation 20:4.
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