Greek word study
ψυχή G5590
- Transliteration
- psychḗ
- KJV glosses
- heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you
Lexical summary
breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only
thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151 (πνεῦμα), which is the rational and immortal soul
and on the other from G2222 (ζωή), which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H05315, H07307 and H02416)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only
thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151 (πνεῦμα), which is the rational and immortal soul
and on the other from G2222 (ζωή), which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H05315, H07307 and H02416)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information