Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

ψυχή

Vocabulary form: 
yuchv, -h:V, hJ
Definition: 

soul, life, self

Frequency: 
103
GK: 
6034
Root: 
yuch
Cognates: 

Psychology is the study of a person's self.

Mnemonic Singing: 

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,
the King of creation;
Oh, my soul, praise Him
for He is thy health and salvation.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 2:20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) are dead.”
Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I say to you, ‘Do not be anxious about your life (psychē | ψυχῇ | dat sg fem), what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will put on. Is not life (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) more than food and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem). Rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) and body in hell.
Matthew 10:39 Whoever finds his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) will lose it, but whoever loses his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for my sake will find it.
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls (psychais | ψυχαῖς | dat pl fem).
Matthew 12:18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Matthew 16:25 For whoever resolves to save his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) will lose it; but whoever loses his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for my sake will find it.
Matthew 16:26 For what advantage will there be for a person if he gains the whole world yet forfeits his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem)? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life (psychēs | ψυχῆς | gen sg fem)?
Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) a ransom for many.”
Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul (psychē | ψυχῇ | dat sg fem), and with all your mind.’
Matthew 26:38 Then he said to them, “My soul (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) is exceedingly sorrowful, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with me.”
Mark 3:4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) or to destroy it?” But they remained silent.
Mark 8:35 For whoever wishes to save his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) will lose it, but whoever will lose his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.
Mark 8:36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem)?
Mark 8:37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his life (psychēs | ψυχῆς | gen sg fem)?
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) as a ransom for many.”
Mark 12:30 and you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole life (psychēs | ψυχῆς | gen sg fem), and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength.’
Mark 14:34 And he said to them, “My soul (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) is exceedingly sorrowful, even to the point of death; remain here and stay alert.”
Luke 1:46 And Mary said, “My soul (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) magnifies the Lord,
Luke 2:35 (and a sword will pierce your own soul (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) also), that thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
Luke 6:9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) or to destroy it?”
Luke 9:24 For whoever wants to save his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) will lose it, but whoever loses his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for my sake, this person will save it.
Luke 10:27 In answer he said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your life (psychē | ψυχῇ | dat sg fem), and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 12:19 Then I will say to my soul (psychē | ψυχῇ | dat sg fem), “Soul (psychē | ψυχή | voc sg fem), you have many good things laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’
Luke 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) will be demanded of you. And what you have prepared for yourself, whose will it be?’
Luke 12:22 He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life (psychē | ψυχῇ | dat sg fem), what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will wear.
Luke 12:23 For life (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem), he cannot be my disciple.
Luke 17:33 Whoever tries to retain his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for himself will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Luke 21:19 By your endurance you will gain your lives (psychas | ψυχάς | acc pl fem).
John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for the sheep.
John 10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for my sheep.
John 10:17 Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) in order that I may take it back again.
John 10:24 The Jews surrounded him and asked, “How much longer will you provoke us to anger (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem)? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
John 12:25 The one who loves his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) loses it, and the one who hates his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) in this world preserves it for eternal life.
John 12:27 “Now is my heart (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) deeply troubled. And what am I to say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? But for this very purpose I have come to this hour!
John 13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for you.”
John 13:38 Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow before you deny me three times.
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that a person lays down his life (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) for his friends.
Acts 2:27 For you will not abandon my soul (psychēn | ψυχήν | acc sg fem) to Hades, or allow your Holy One to see corruption.
Acts 2:41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added on that day about three thousand souls (psychai | ψυχαί | nom pl fem).
Acts 2:43 Fear came upon every soul (psychē | ψυχῇ | dat sg fem), and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
Acts 3:23 And it will be that every soul (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed from among the people.’
Acts 4:32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem), and not even one said that anything that belonged to him was his own, but everything was common property for them.
Acts 7:14 Then Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his relatives, seventy-five persons (psychais | ψυχαῖς | dat pl fem).
Acts 14:2 But the Jews who did not believe stirred up and embittered the minds (psychas | ψυχάς | acc pl fem) of the Gentiles against their brothers.
Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls (psychas | ψυχάς | acc pl fem) of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
Acts 15:24 Since we have heard that some from among us have gone out and troubled you with their words, unsettling your minds (psychas | ψυχάς | acc pl fem) — we had given them no such instructions —
Acts 15:26 men who have risked their lives (psychas | ψυχάς | acc pl fem) for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 20:10 But Paul went down and threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life (psychē | ψυχή | nom sg fem) is in him.”

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