ψυχαῖς

psychḗ

The vital breath or living being; that which animates a living entity. Primarily, ψυχή designates the life-force that distinguishes living creatures from the dead, encompassing the self as a conscious, sentient, and emotional individual. In various contexts, it refers to the individual person (self), life (as in existence), or the seat of emotions, desires, and will.

G5590

Matthew 11:29 · Word #22

Lexicon G5590

Lemmaψυχή
Transliterationpsychḗ
Strong'sG5590
DefinitionThe vital breath or living being; that which animates a living entity. Primarily, ψυχή designates the life-force that distinguishes living creatures from the dead, encompassing the self as a conscious, sentient, and emotional individual. In various contexts, it refers to the individual person (self), life (as in existence), or the seat of emotions, desires, and will.

Morphology N DAT F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaψυχή
Strong'sG5590

SIBI-P1 Translation G5590-02

to living selves

Morphological NotesNoun, dative feminine plural (Gr,N,,,,,DFP): indicating indirect object, means, or reference; feminine plural form of ψυχή.
Rendering RationaleThe dative plural form denotes multiple recipients or reference objects, so "to living selves" preserves the plural and dative force while reflecting the root idea of ψυχή as the animate, breathing self or life-being.

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