G5590Greekpsychὴn

ψυχὴν

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)

102
Total Occurrences
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Books
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Old Testament
102
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1breath
  • 2the breath of life
  • 3the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul etc.)
  • 4the (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
  • 5the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from other parts of the body)
  • 6the soul
  • 7life
  • 8that in which there is life

Etymology & Derivation

from g5594