ψυχῶν
psuchon
souls
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.
Hebrews 13:17 · Word #12
Lexicon G5590
| Lemma | ψυχή |
| Transliteration | psychḗ |
| Strong's | G5590 |
| In-context | souls |
| Literal | souls |
Morphology N GEN F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ψυχή |
| Strong's | G5590 |
SIBI-P1 G5590-07
of the life-breaths
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive, feminine, plural (Gr,N,,,,,GFP). The genitive plural form ψυχῶν denotes "of souls" or "of life-breaths," functioning to show possession, relation, source, or description. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "life-breaths" preserves the root sense of ψυχή as the animating breath or living self, derived from ψύχω (to breathe). The phrase "of the" reflects the genitive case, and the plural "breaths" reflects the feminine plural form (GFP), indicating possession, source, or association. |
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Words from Root ψυχή (breath, life, life-breath, inner self, soul, animating principle)
| 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 |