ψυχὴ

psuche

soul

from ψύχω; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from πνεῦμα, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from ζωή, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ and חַי):--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.

G5590

Acts 3:23 · Word #4

Lexicon G5590

Lemmaψυχή
Transliterationpsychḗ
Strong'sG5590
In-contextsoul
Literalsoul-life

Morphology N NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaψυχή
Strong'sG5590

SIBI-P1 G5590-04

the life-breath self (feminine singular; nominative/dative form)

Morphological NotesNoun, feminine singular; attested here in nominative feminine singular (NFS) and dative feminine singular (DFS) forms. The nominative functions as subject or predicate nominative; the dative expresses indirect object, means, sphere, or reference ("to/for/by the life-breath self").
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "life-breath self" preserves the root sense of ψυχή as the animating breath that constitutes a living being, corresponding to Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ. The form is feminine singular, appearing in nominative (subject) and dative ("to/for/by the life-breath self") cases, which are reflected in the note about its grammatical function.

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Words from Root ψυχή (breath, life-breath, living being, inner self, soul, life)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5590-01 psuchai the breath-lives
G5590-02 psuchais to the life-breath selves
G5590-03 psuchas life-breath selves

Word Usage (103 occurrences of G5590)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 2:20 ψυχὴν psuchen life
Matthew 6:25 ψυχῇ psuche
Matthew 6:25 ψυχὴ psuche-2
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