Gloss
life, soul; heart, mind; a person; the immaterial (and eternal) part of inner person, often meaning the animate self, which can be translated by pronouns: my soul = I, myself
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration
psychē
Simplified transliteration
psyche
Numbers
Strong's number
5590
GK Number
6034
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
103
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Definition
, Mt. 2:20; 6:25; Mk. 3:4; Lk. 21:19; Jn. 10:11;
Greek-English Concordance for ψυχή
| 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?’ |
