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Lexicon :: Strong's G5590 - psychē

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ψυχή
Transliteration
psychē (Key)
Pronunciation
psoo-khay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 9:608,1342

Strong’s Definitions

ψυχή psychḗ, psoo-khay'; from G5594; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H5315, H7307 and H2416):—heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 105x

The KJV translates Strong's G5590 in the following manner: soul (58x), life (40x), mind (3x), heart (1x), heartily (with G1537) (1x), not translated (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 105x
The KJV translates Strong's G5590 in the following manner: soul (58x), life (40x), mind (3x), heart (1x), heartily (with G1537) (1x), not translated (2x).
  1. breath

    1. the breath of life

      1. the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing

        1. of animals

        2. of men

    2. life

    3. that in which there is life

      1. a living being, a living soul

  2. the soul

    1. the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul etc.)

    2. the (human) soul in so far as it is constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life

    3. the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from other parts of the body)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ψυχή psychḗ, psoo-khay'; from G5594; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H5315, H7307 and H2416):—heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
STRONGS G5590:
ψυχή, ψυχῆς, (ψύχω, to breathe, blow), from Homer down, the Sept. times too many to count for נֶפֶשׁ, occasionally also for לֵב and לֵבָב;
1. breath (Latin anima), i. e.
a. the breath of life; the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing: Acts 20:10; of animals, Revelation 8:9 (Genesis 9:4; Genesis 35:18; ἐπιστραφήτω ψυχή τοῦ παιδαρίου, 1 Kings 17:21); so also in those passages where, in accordance with the trichotomy or threefold division of human nature by the Greeks, ψυχή; is distinguished from τό πνεῦμα (see πνευαμ, 2, p. 520a (and references under the word πνεῦμα 5)), 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12.
b. life: μέριμναν τῇ ψυχή, Matthew 6:25; Luke 12:22; τήν ψυχήν ἀγαπᾶν, Revelation 12:11; (μισεῖν, Luke 14:26); τιθέναι, John 10:11, 15, 17; John 13:37; John 15:13; 1 John 3:16; παραδιδόναι, Acts 15:26; διδόναι (λύτρον, which see), Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45; ζητεῖν τήν ψυχήν τίνος (see ζητέω, 1 a.), Matthew 2:20; Romans 11:3; add, Matthew 6:25; Mark 3:4; Luke 6:9; Luke 12:20, 23; Acts 20:24; Acts 27:10, 22; Romans 16:4; 2 Corinthians 1:23; Philippians 2:30; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; in the pointed aphorisms of Christ, intended to fix themselves in the minds of his hearers, the phrases εὑρίσκειν, σῴζειν, ἀπολλύναι τήν ψυχήν αὐτοῦ, etc., designate as ψυχή in one of the antithetic members the life which is lived on earth, in the other, the (blessed) life in the eternal kingdom of God: Matthew 10:39; Matthew 16:25; Mark 8:35-37; Luke 9:24, 56 Rec.; Luke 17:33; John 12:25; the life destined to enjoy the Messianic salvation is meant also in the following phrases ((where R. V. soul)): περιποίησις ψυχῆς, Hebrews 10:39; κτᾶσθαι τάς ψυχάς, Luke 21:19; ὑπέρ τῶν ψυχῶν (here A. V. (not R. V.) for you; cf. c. below), 2 Corinthians 12:15.
c. that in which there is life; a living being: ψυχή ζῶσα, a living soul, 1 Corinthians 15:45; (Revelation 16:3 R Tr marginal reading) (Genesis 2:7; plural Genesis 1:20); πᾶσα ψυχή ζωῆς, Revelation 16:3 (G L T Tr text WH) (Leviticus 11:10); πᾶσα ψυχή, every soul, i. e. everyone, Acts 2:43; Acts 3:23; Romans 13:1 (so כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ, Leviticus 7:17 (27); Lev. 17:12); with ἀνθρώπου added, every soul of man (אָדָם נֶפֶשׁ, Numbers 31:40, 46 (cf. 1 Macc. 2:38)), Romans 2:9. ψυχαί, souls (like the Latin capita) i. e. persons (in enumerations; cf. German Seelenzahl): Acts 2:41; Acts 7:14; Acts 27:37; 1 Peter 3:20 (Genesis 46:15, 18, 22, 26, 27; Exodus 1:5; Exodus 12:4; Leviticus 2:1; Numbers 19:11, 13, 18; (Deuteronomy 10:22); the examples from Greek authors (cf. Passow, under the word, 2, vol. ii, p. 2590b) are of a different sort (yet cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2)); ψυχαί ἀνθρώπων of slaves (A. V. souls of men (R. V. with marginal reading 'Or lives')), Revelation 18:13 (so (Numbers 31:35); Ezekiel 27:13; see σῶμα, 1 c. (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 22, 7 N. 3)).
2. the soul (Latin animus),
a. the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our soul, heart, etc. (R. V. almost uniformly soul); for examples from Greek writings see Passow, under the word, 2, vol. ii., p. 2589b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 3); Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus ii, p. 901 in 3): Luke 1:46; Luke 2:35; John 10:24 (cf. αἴρω, 1 b.); Acts 14:2, 22; Acts 15:24; Hebrews 6:19; 2 Peter 2:8, 14; ἐπιθυμία τῆς ψυχῆς, Revelation 18:14; ἀνάπαυσιν ταῖς ψυχαῖς εὑρίσκειν, Matthew 11:29; ψυχή,... ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε (WH brackets these three imperatives), εὐφραίνου (personification and direct address), Luke 12:19, cf. Luke 12:18 ( ψυχή ἀναπαύσεται, Xenophon, Cyril 6, 2, 28; ἐυφραίνειν τήν ψυχήν, Aelian v. h. 1, 32); εὐδοκεῖ ψυχή μου (anthropopathically, of God), Matthew 12:18; Hebrews 10:38; περίλυπος ἐστιν ψυχή μου, Matthew 26:38; Mark 14:34; ψυχή μου τετάρακται, John 12:27; ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν ἀκλυόμενοι (fainting in your souls (cf. ἐκλύω, 2 b.)), Hebrews 12:3; ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχή σου, with all thy soul, Matthew 22:37; (Luke 10:27 L text T Tr WH); ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου (Latin ex toto animo), with (literally, from (cf. ἐκ, II. 12 b.)) all thy soul, Mark 12:30, 33 (here T WH omit; L Tr marginal reading brackets the phrase); Luke 10:27 (R G) (Deuteronomy 6:5; (Epictetus diss. 3, 22, 18 (cf. Xenophon, anab. 7, 7, 43)); Antoninus 3, 4; (especially 4, 31; 12, 29); ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχή φροντίζειν τίνος (rather, with κεχαρισθαι), Xenophon, mem. 3, 11, 10); μία ψυχή, with one soul (cf. πνεῦμα, 2, p. 520a bottom), Philippians 1:27; τοῦ πλήθους... ἦν καρδία καί ψυχή μία, Acts 4:32 (ἐρωτηθεις τί ἐστι φίλος, ἔφη. μία ψυχή δύο σώμασιν ἐνοικουσα, (Diogenes Laërtius 5, 20 (cf. Aristotle, eth. Nic. 9, 8, 2, p. 1168b, 7; on the elliptical ἀπό μιᾶς (namely, ψυχῆς?), see ἀπό, III.)); ἐκ ψυχῆς, from the heart, heartily (Ephesians 6:6 (Tr WH with Ephesians 6:7)); Colossians 3:23 (ἐκ τῆς ψυχῆς often in Xenophon; τό ἐκ ψυχῆς πένθος, Josephus, Antiquities 17, 6, 5).
b. the (human) soul in so far as it is so constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life: 3 John 1:2; ἀγρύπνειν ὑπέρ τῶν ψυχῶν, Hebrews 13:17; ἐπιθυμίαι, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατά τῆς ψυχῆς, 1 Peter 2:11; ἐπίσκοπος τῶν ψυχῶν, 1 Peter 2:25; σῴζειν τάς ψυχάς, James 1:21; ψυχήν ἐκ θανάτου, from eternal death, James 5:20; σωτηρία ψυχῶν, 1 Peter 1:9; ἁγνίζειν τάς ψυχάς ἑαυτῶν, 1 Peter 1:22; (τάς ψυχάς πιστῷ κτίστῃ παρατίθεσθαι, 1 Peter 4:19).
c. the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from τό σῶμα, as the other part of human nature (so in Greek writings from Isocrates and Xenophon down; cf. examples in Passow, under the word, p. 2589{a} bottom; Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2)): Matthew 10:28, cf. 4 Macc. 13:14 (it is called ἀθάνατος, Herodotus 2, 123; Plato Phaedr., p. 245 c., 246 a., others; ἄφθαρτος, Josephus, b. j. 2, 8, 14; διαλυθῆναι τήν ψυχήν ἀπό τοῦ σώματος, Epictetus diss. 3, 10, 14); the soul freed from the body, a disembodied soul, Acts 2:27, 31 Rec.; Revelation 6:9; Revelation 20:4 (Wis. 3:1; (on the Homeric use of the word, see Ebeling, Lex. Homer, under the word, 3, and references at the end, also Proudfit in Bib. Sacr. for 1858, pp. 753-805)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:20; 2:7; 9:4; 35:18; 46:15; 46:18; 46:22; 46:26; 46:27
Exodus
1:5; 12:4
Leviticus
2:1; 7:17; 11:10; 17:12
Numbers
19:11; 19:13; 19:18; 31:35; 31:40; 31:46
Deuteronomy
6:5; 10:22
1 Kings
17:21
Ezekiel
27:13
Matthew
2:20; 6:25; 6:25; 10:4; 10:28; 10:39; 11:29; 12:18; 16:25; 20:28; 22:37; 26:38
Mark
3:4; 8:35; 8:36; 8:37; 10:45; 12:30; 12:33; 14:34
Luke
1:46; 2:35; 6:9; 9:24; 9:56; 10:27; 10:27; 12:18; 12:19; 12:20; 12:22; 12:23; 14:26; 17:33; 21:19
John
10:11; 10:15; 10:17; 10:24; 12:25; 12:27; 13:37; 15:13
Acts
2:27; 2:31; 2:41; 2:43; 3:23; 4:32; 7:14; 14:2; 14:22; 15:24; 15:26; 20:10; 20:24; 27:10; 27:22; 27:37
Romans
2:9; 11:3; 13:1; 16:4
1 Corinthians
15:45
2 Corinthians
1:23; 12:15
Ephesians
6:6; 6:7
Philippians
1:27; 2:30
Colossians
3:23
1 Thessalonians
2:8; 5:23
Hebrews
4:12; 6:19; 10:38; 10:39; 12:3; 13:17
James
1:21; 5:20
1 Peter
1:9; 1:22; 2:11; 2:25; 3:20; 4:19
2 Peter
2:8; 2:14
1 John
3:16
3 John
1:2
Revelation
6:9; 8:9; 12:11; 16:3; 16:3; 18:13; 18:14; 20:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5590 matches the Greek ψυχή (psychē),
which occurs 149 times in 145 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Psa 3:2–Psa 42:11)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:2 -

Many are saying [fn]of my soul,

“There is no salvation for him in God.” [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:3 -

And my soul is greatly dismayed;

But You, O Yahweh—how long?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:4 -

Return, O Yahweh, rescue my [fn]soul;

Save me because of Your lovingkindness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:2 -

Lest he tear [fn]my soul like a lion,

Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:5 -

Let the enemy pursue [fn]my soul and overtake [fn]it;

And let him trample my life down to the ground

And cause my glory to dwell in the dust. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 -

For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire,

And [fn]the greedy man curses and spurns Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:1 -

For the choir director. Of David.

In Yahweh I take refuge;

How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 -

Yahweh tests the righteous,

But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:2 -

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,

Having sorrow in my heart all the day?

How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:10 -

For You will not forsake my soul to Sheol;

You will not give Your [fn]Holy One over to see [fn]corruption.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:9 -

From the wicked who devastate me,

My deadly enemies who surround me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:13 -

Arise, O Yahweh, confront him, bring him low;

Protect my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 -

The law of Yahweh is [fn]perfect, restoring the soul;

The testimony of Yahweh is sure, making wise the simple.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 -

You have given him his heart’s desire,

And You have not withheld the request of his lips. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:20 -

Deliver my [fn]soul from the sword,

My only life from the [fn]power of the dog.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:29 -

All the [fn]prosperous of the earth will eat and worship,

All those who go down to the dust will bow before Him,

Even he who [fn]cannot keep his soul alive.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:3 -

He restores my soul;

He guides me in the [fn]paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 -

He who has innocent hands and a pure heart,

Who has not lifted up his soul [fn]to worthlessness

And has not sworn deceitfully.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:1 -

Of David.

Aleph

To You, O Yahweh, I lift up my soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:13 -

Nun

His soul will abide in goodness,

And his seed will inherit the [fn]land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 -

Shin

Keep my soul and deliver me;

Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:9 -

Do not [fn]take my soul away along with sinners,

Nor my life with men of bloodshed,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 -

Do not give me over to the [fn]desire of my adversaries,

For false witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 -

Do not drag me away with the wicked

And with workers of iniquity,

Who speak peace with their neighbors,

While evil is in their hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:3 -

O Yahweh, You have brought up my soul from Sheol;

You have kept me alive, [fn]that I would not go down to the pit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 -

I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,

Because You have seen my affliction;

You have known the troubles of my soul,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:9 -

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, for I am in distress;

My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and [fn]my body also.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:13 -

For I have heard [fn]the bad report of many,

Terror is on every side;

While they took counsel together against me,

They schemed to take my life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:19 -

To deliver their soul from death

And to keep them alive in famine.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20 -

Our soul is patient for Yahweh;

He is our help and our shield.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:2 -

Beth

My soul will make its boast in Yahweh;

The humble will hear it and rejoice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:22 -

Yahweh redeems the soul of His slaves,

And all those who take refuge in Him will not be [fn]condemned.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:3 -

Draw also the spear and [fn]the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;

Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 -

Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my [fn]life;

Let those who devise evil against me be turned back and humiliated.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 -

For without cause they hid their net for me;

Without cause they dug a [fn]pit for my soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:9 -

And my soul shall rejoice in Yahweh;

It shall be joyful in His salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:12 -

They repay me evil for good,

It is bereavement to my soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:13 -

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;

I humbled my soul with fasting,

And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 -

Lord, how long will You look on?

Bring back my soul from their ravages,

My only life from the lions.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:25 -

Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, our desire!”

Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 -

Those who search for my life lay snares for me;

And those who seek [fn]to do me evil have [fn]threatened destruction,

And they meditate on deception all day long.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 -

“With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;

You consume as a moth what is precious to him;

Surely every man is vanity. Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 -

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together

Who seek my [fn]life to sweep it away;

Let those be turned back and dishonored

Who delight in [fn]evil against me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:4 -

As for me, I said, “O Yahweh, be gracious to me;

Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:1 -

For the choir director. A [fn]Maskil of the sons of Korah.

As the deer [fn]pants for the water brooks,

So my soul [fn]pants for You, O God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 -

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;

When shall I come and [fn]appear before God?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 -

These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me.

For I used to go along with the throng and [fn]lead them in procession to the house of God,

With the sound of a shout of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5 -

Why are you [fn]in despair, O my soul?

And why are you disturbed within me?

Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,

[fn]For the [fn]salvation of His presence.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:6 -

O my God, my soul is [fn]in despair within me;

Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan

And the [fn]peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11 -

Why are you [fn]in despair, O my soul?

And why are you disturbed within me?

Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,

The salvation of my presence and my God.


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