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, ‘Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died—those seeking the life of the child.’Matthew 6:25 · ψυχῇ · ψυχὴ‘Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?Matthew 10:28 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴν‘And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.Matthew 10:39 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴν‘He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.Matthew 11:29 · ψυχαῖςtake up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,Matthew 12:18 · ψυχή‘Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,Matthew 16:25 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνfor whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,Matthew 16:26 · ψυχὴν · ψυχῆςfor what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?Matthew 20:28 · ψυχὴνeven as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.’Matthew 22:37 · ψυχῇAnd Jesus said to him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding—Matthew 26:38 · ψυχήthen saith he to them, ‘Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul—unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.’Mark 3:4 · ψυχὴνAnd he saith to them, ‘Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?’ but they were silent.Mark 8:35 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνfor whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news’ sake, he shall save it;Mark 8:36 · ψυχὴνfor what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?Mark 8:37 · ψυχῆςOr what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?Mark 10:45 · ψυχὴνfor even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.’Mark 12:30 · ψυχῆςand thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength—this is the first command;Mark 14:34 · ψυχήand he saith to them, ‘Exceeding sorrowful is my soul—to death; remain here, and watch.’Luke 1:46 · ψυχήAnd Mary said, ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord,Luke 2:35 · ψυχὴν(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through)—that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.’Luke 6:9 · ψυχὴνThen said Jesus unto them, ‘I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?’Luke 9:24 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνfor whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;Luke 10:27 · ψυχῇAnd he answering said, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.’Luke 12:19 · ψυχῇ · ψυχή,and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.Luke 12:20 · ψυχήν‘And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare—to whom shall they be?Luke 12:22 · ψυχῇAnd he said unto his disciples, ‘Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;Luke 12:23 · ψυχὴthe life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.Luke 14:26 · ψυχὴν‘If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;Luke 17:33 · ψυχὴνWhoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.Luke 21:19 · ψυχὰςin your patience possess ye your souls.John 10:11 · ψυχὴν‘I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;John 10:15 · ψυχήνaccording as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,John 10:17 · ψυχήν‘Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;John 10:24 · ψυχὴνthe Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, ‘Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.’John 12:25 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὴνhe who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world—to life age-during shall keep it;John 12:27 · ψυχή‘Now hath my soul been troubled, and what? shall I say—Father, save me from this hour?—but because of this I came to this hour;John 13:37 · ψυχήνPeter saith to him, ‘Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;’John 13:38 · ψυχήνJesus answered him, ‘Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.’John 15:13 · ψυχὴνgreater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;Acts 2:27 · ψυχήνbecause Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;Acts 2:41 · ψυχαὶthen those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,Acts 2:43 · ψυχῇAnd fear came on every soul, many wonders also and signs were being done through the apostles,Acts 3:23 · ψυχὴand it shall be, every soul that may not hear that prophet shall be utterly destroyed out of the people;Acts 4:32 · ψυχὴand of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.Acts 7:14 · ψυχαῖςand Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred—with seventy and five souls—Acts 14:2 · ψυχὰςand the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;Acts 14:22 · ψυχὰςconfirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,Acts 15:24 · ψυχὰςseeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,Acts 15:26 · ψυχὰςmen who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—Acts 20:10 · ψυχὴAnd Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and having embraced him, said, ‘Make no tumult, for his life is in him;’Acts 20:24 · ψυχὴνbut I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.Acts 27:10 · ψυχῶνsaying to them, ‘Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives—the voyage is about to be;’Acts 27:22 · ψυχῆςand now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of life among you—but of the ship;Acts 27:37 · ψυχαὶ(and we were—all the souls in the ship—two hundred, seventy and six),Romans 2:9 · ψυχὴνtribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;Romans 11:3 · ψυχήν‘Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;’Romans 13:1 · ψυχὴLet every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,Romans 16:4 · ψυχῆςwho for my life their own neck did lay down, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations—1 Corinthians 15:45 · ψυχὴνso also it hath been written, ‘The first man Adam became a living creature,’ the last Adam is for a life-giving spirit,2 Corinthians 1:23 · ψυχὴνAnd I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth;2 Corinthians 12:15 · ψυχῶνand I most gladly will spend and be entirely spent for your souls, even if, more abundantly loving you, less I am loved.Ephesians 6:6 · ψυχῆςnot with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,Philippians 1:27 · ψυχῇOnly worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,Philippians 2:30 · ψυχῇ,because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me.Colossians 3:23 · ψυχῆςand all, whatever ye may do—out of soul work—as to the Lord, and not to men,1 Thessalonians 2:8 · ψυχάς,so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,1 Thessalonians 5:23 · ψυχὴand the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ;Hebrews 4:12 · ψυχῆςfor the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;Hebrews 6:19 · ψυχῆςwhich we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,Hebrews 10:38 · ψυχήand ‘the righteous by faith shall live,’ and ‘if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,’Hebrews 10:39 · ψυχῆς.¶and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.Hebrews 12:3 · ψυχαῖςfor consider again him who endured such gainsaying from the sinners to himself, that ye may not be wearied in your souls—being faint.Hebrews 13:17 · ψυχῶνBe obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.James 1:21 · ψυχὰςwherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;James 5:20 · ψυχὴνlet him know that he who did turn back a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.1 Peter 1:9 · ψυχῶν·receiving the end of your faith—salvation of souls;1 Peter 1:22 · ψυχὰςYour souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,1 Peter 2:11 · ψυχῆς·Beloved, I call upon you, as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,1 Peter 2:25 · ψυχῶνfor ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.1 Peter 3:20 · ψυχαί,who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah—an ark being preparing—in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;1 Peter 4:19 · ψυχὰςso that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.2 Peter 2:8 · ψυχὴνfor in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.2 Peter 2:14 · ψυχὰςhaving eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,1 John 3:16 · ψυχὴν · ψυχὰςin this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;3 John 1:2 · ψυχή.beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,Revelation 6:9 · ψυχὰςAnd when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony that they held,Revelation 8:9 · ψυχάς,and die did the third of the creatures that are in the sea, those having life, and the third of the ships were destroyed.Revelation 12:11 · ψυχὴνand they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life—unto death;Revelation 16:3 · ψυχὴAnd the second messenger did pour out his vial to the sea, and there came blood as of one dead, and every living soul died in the sea.Revelation 18:13 · ψυχὰςand cinnamon, and odours, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies and souls of men.Revelation 18:14 · ψυχῆς‘And the fruits of the desire of thy soul did go away from thee, and all things—the dainty and the bright—did go away from thee, and no more at all mayest thou find them.Revelation 20:4 · ψυχὰςAnd I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;