ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב ,לֵב, etc. ;] 1. breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.; in Arist., of the vital principle): Mat.6:25, Mrk.3:4 10:45, Luk.12:22, Jhn.10:11, Act.20:10, 24 2Co.1:23, Php.2:30, 1Th.2:8, al. 2. the soul, (a) as the seat of the will, desires and affections: Mat.26:38, Mrk.12:30" (LXX) 14:34, Luk.1:46, Jhn.10:24, Act.14:2, Php.1:27, al.; ἐκ ψυχῆς, from the heart, heartily: Eph.6:6, Col.3:23; (b) as a periphrasis for person or self (frequently in translation from Semitic originals, see M, Pr., 87; Robinson, Gospels, 113ff.; but also frequently in cl., see LS, see word II, 2; Edwards, Lex., App. A.): Mat.11:29, Mrk.8:36, Act.2:41, Rom.2:9, 1Pe.3:20, al.; πᾶσα ψ., Act.2:43 3:23" (LXX), Rom.13:1; ψ. ζῶσα (ζωῆς), 1Co.15:45, Rev.16:3; (with) as the object of divine grace and eternal salvation: Heb.13:17, Jas.1:21 5:20, 1Pe.1:9, 22 2:11 4:19, 3Jo.2. SYN.: see: νοῦς, πνεῦμα, ψυχικός, and cf. ICC on 1Th.5:23, Lft., Notes, 88f. (AS)
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G5590 — ψυχή
psuchē · soul · Greek
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Matthew 2:20 · ψυχὴνSaying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.Matthew 6:25 · ψυχῇ · ψυχὴTherefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Matthew 10:28 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνAnd fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.Matthew 10:39 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνHe that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.Matthew 11:29 · ψυχαῖςTake my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.Matthew 12:18 · ψυχήBehold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.Matthew 16:25 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.Matthew 16:26 · ψυχὴν · ψυχῆςFor what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?Matthew 20:28 · ψυχὴνEven as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.Matthew 22:37 · ψυχῇJesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.Matthew 26:38 · ψυχήThen saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.Mark 3:4 · ψυχὴνAnd he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.Mark 8:35 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.Mark 8:36 · ψυχὴνFor what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?Mark 8:37 · ψυχῆςOr what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?Mark 10:45 · ψυχὴνFor even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.Mark 12:30 · ψυχῆςAnd thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.Mark 14:34 · ψυχήAnd saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.Luke 1:46 · ψυχήAnd Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,Luke 2:35 · ψυχὴν(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.Luke 6:9 · ψυχὴνThen said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?Luke 9:24 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.Luke 10:27 · ψυχῇAnd he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.Luke 12:19 · ψυχῇ · ψυχή,And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.Luke 12:20 · ψυχήνBut God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?Luke 12:22 · ψυχῇAnd he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.Luke 12:23 · ψυχὴThe life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.Luke 14:26 · ψυχὴνIf any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.Luke 17:33 · ψυχὴνWhosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.Luke 21:19 · ψυχὰςIn your patience possess ye your souls.John 10:11 · ψυχὴνI am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.John 10:15 · ψυχήνAs the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.John 10:17 · ψυχήνTherefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.John 10:24 · ψυχὴνThen came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.John 12:25 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνHe that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.John 12:27 · ψυχήNow is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.John 13:37 · ψυχήνPeter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.John 13:38 · ψυχήνJesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.John 15:13 · ψυχὴνGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.Acts 2:27 · ψυχήνBecause thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.Acts 2:41 · ψυχαὶThen they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.Acts 2:43 · ψυχῇAnd fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.Acts 3:23 · ψυχὴAnd it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.Acts 4:32 · ψυχὴAnd the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.Acts 7:14 · ψυχαῖςThen sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.Acts 14:2 · ψυχὰςBut the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.Acts 14:22 · ψυχὰςConfirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.Acts 15:24 · ψυχὰςForasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment:Acts 15:26 · ψυχὰςMen that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Acts 20:10 · ψυχὴAnd Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing [him] said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.Acts 20:24 · ψυχὴνBut none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.Acts 27:10 · ψυχῶνAnd said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.Acts 27:22 · ψυχῆςAnd now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of [any man’s] life among you, but of the ship.Acts 27:37 · ψυχαὶAnd we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.Romans 2:9 · ψυχὴνTribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;Romans 11:3 · ψυχήνLord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.Romans 13:1 · ψυχὴLet every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.Romans 16:4 · ψυχῆςWho have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.1 Corinthians 15:45 · ψυχὴνAnd so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.2 Corinthians 1:23 · ψυχὴνMoreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.2 Corinthians 12:15 · ψυχῶνAnd I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.Ephesians 6:6 · ψυχῆςNot with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;Philippians 1:27 · ψυχῇOnly let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;Philippians 2:30 · ψυχῇ,Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.Colossians 3:23 · ψυχῆςAnd whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;1 Thessalonians 2:8 · ψυχάς,So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.1 Thessalonians 5:23 · ψυχὴAnd the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.Hebrews 4:12 · ψυχῆςFor the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Hebrews 6:19 · ψυχῆςWhich [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;Hebrews 10:38 · ψυχήNow the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.Hebrews 10:39 · ψυχῆς.¶But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.Hebrews 12:3 · ψυχαῖςFor consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.Hebrews 13:17 · ψυχῶνObey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.James 1:21 · ψυχὰςWherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.James 5:20 · ψυχὴνLet him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.1 Peter 1:9 · ψυχῶν·Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.1 Peter 1:22 · ψυχὰςSeeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:1 Peter 2:11 · ψυχῆς·Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;1 Peter 2:25 · ψυχῶνFor ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.1 Peter 3:20 · ψυχαί,Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.1 Peter 4:19 · ψυχὰςWherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.2 Peter 2:8 · ψυχὴν(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds;)2 Peter 2:14 · ψυχὰςHaving eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:1 John 3:16 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὰςHereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.3 John 1:2 · ψυχή.Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.Revelation 6:9 · ψυχὰςAnd when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:Revelation 8:9 · ψυχάς,And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.Revelation 12:11 · ψυχὴνAnd they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.Revelation 16:3 · ψυχὴAnd the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead [man]: and every living soul died in the sea.Revelation 18:13 · ψυχὰςAnd cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.Revelation 18:14 · ψυχῆςAnd the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.Revelation 20:4 · ψυχὰςAnd I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.