ψυχή psuchē

Greek word for “soul” · Strong’s G5590 · used 103 times in 93 verses

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Meaning

ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ; 1. breath (Lat.

Senses in the lexicon

• soul (47)
• soul: life (40)
• soul: person (9)
• soul: myself (6)
• soul: animal (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for psuchē in context, with how often each is used:

• soul 39
• life 35
• souls 17
• lives 3
• minds 2
• heart 1
• mind 1
• your souls 1
• his soul 1
• his life 1
• our lives 1
• souls — 1

Where it is used

Also in 8 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 12 (4), John 10 (4), Mark 8 (3), Acts 2 (3), Acts 27 (3), Matthew 10 (2), Matthew 16 (2), John 12 (2), John 13 (2), Acts 14 (2)

Forms

• ψυχὴν 34
• ψυχὰς 13
• ψυχῆς 12
• ψυχή 8
• ψυχῇ 8
• ψυχὴ 8
• ψυχήν 7
• ψυχῶν 5
• ψυχαῖς 3
• ψυχάς 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with psuchē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 11
• ἀπολλύω apolluō “to destroy” 9
• καρδία kardia “heart” 9
• τίθημι tithēmi “to place” 8
• σῴζω sōzō “to save” 8
• ἀγαπάω agapaō “to love” 7
• λόγος logos “word” 9
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 9
• σῶμα sōma “body” 6
• ἕνεκα heneka, ehineken “because of” 4
• ἐάν ean “if” 7
• πολύς polus “much” 7

Key verses

The verses using psuchē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 10:28 — And 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 11:29 — Take 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 20:28 — Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
• Luke 12:19 — 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 — But 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?
• Acts 14:22 — Confirming 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 20:24 — But 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…
• Philippians 1:27 — Only 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…
• Hebrews 4:12 — For 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…
• 1 Peter 1:22 — Seeing 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…
• 2 Peter 2:14 — Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
• Revelation 12:11 — And 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.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.