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ψυχή

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	ψυχή
Citation form	ψυχή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	the soul, life, self
Strong’s	G5590
Transliteration	psychḗ
Definition	breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from , which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from , which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew , and )
KJV glosses	:--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
Derivation	from
SBLGNT occurrences	92

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
ψυχαὶ	noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Acts 2:41 noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Acts 27:37
ψυχαί	noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — 1 Peter 3:20
ψυχαῖς	noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Matthew 11:29 noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 7:14 noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Hebrews 12:3
ψυχὰς	noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Luke 21:19 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Acts 14:2 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Acts 14:22 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Acts 15:24 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Acts 15:26 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — James 1:21 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Peter 1:22 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Peter 4:19 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 2 Peter 2:14 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 John 3:16 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 18:13 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 20:4 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 6:9
ψυχάς	noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:8 noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Revelation 8:9
ψυχὴ	noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 6:25 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 12:23 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 20:10 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 3:23 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 4:32 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Romans 13:1 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 5:23 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 16:3
ψυχή	noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 12:18 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 26:38 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Mark 14:34 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 1:46 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — John 12:27 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 10:38 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 3 John 1:2
Ψυχή	noun, vocative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----VSF-) — Luke 12:19
ψυχῇ	noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Matthew 22:37 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Matthew 6:25 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 10:27 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 12:19 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 12:22 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Acts 2:43 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Philippians 1:27 noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Philippians 2:30
ψυχὴν	noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 10:28 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 10:39 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 16:25 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 16:26 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 2:20 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 20:28 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 10:45 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 3:4 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 8:35 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 8:36 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 14:26 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 17:33 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 2:35 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 6:9 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 9:24 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 10:11 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 10:24 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 12:25 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 15:13 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 20:24 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 2:9 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 15:45 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — James 5:20 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Peter 2:8 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 John 3:16 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Revelation 12:11
ψυχήν	noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 12:20 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 10:15 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 10:17 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 13:37 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 13:38 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 2:27 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 11:3 noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Corinthians 1:23
ψυχῆς	noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 16:26 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 12:30 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 8:37 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 27:22 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Romans 16:4 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Ephesians 6:6 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Colossians 3:23 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 10:39 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 4:12 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 6:19 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Peter 2:11 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 18:14
ψυχῶν	noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Acts 27:10 noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — 2 Corinthians 12:15 noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Hebrews 13:17 noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — 1 Peter 1:9 noun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — 1 Peter 2:25

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----APF-
noun; MorphGNT ----ASF-
noun; MorphGNT ----DPF-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----GPF-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----NPF-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----VSF-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ψυχη.