What does μία · καρδία · ψυχή mean in the Bible?
μία · καρδία · ψυχή: Feminine form of εἷς emphasizing singularity or unity rather than mere numerical sequence
Greek · G3391, G2588, G5590
μία
One or first · heart · soul
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μίαG3391one or first
Pronunciationmía
Feminine form of εἷς emphasizing singularity or unity rather than numerical sequence or order
Open lexicon entry →καρδίαG2588heart
Pronunciationkardía
Seat of the whole inner person—thought, emotion, will, and moral condition, not mere feeling
Open lexicon entry →ψυχήG5590soul
Pronunciationpsychḗ
The animating life-principle that encompasses will, desires, and affections as the seat of personal identity
Open lexicon entry →What does μία (mía) mean in the Bible?
μία · καρδία · ψυχή: Feminine form of εἷς emphasizing singularity or unity rather than mere numerical sequence
Full entry for μία (G3391, G2588, G5590) · Open the biblical lexicon
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Feminine form of εἷς emphasizing singularity or unity rather than mere numerical sequence
Source Gloss
one or first
Extended definition
Feminine form of εἷς emphasizing singularity or unity rather than mere numerical sequence
:--a (certain), + agree, first, one, X other.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
A unified inner life and shared purpose.
Word Origins
μία is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
This phrase captures the depth of relational and spiritual unity produced by the Spirit.Acts 4:32-37
Canonical Themes
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
נֶפֶשׁnafshoH5315RelatedHebrew
properly, a breathing creature , i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality ; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
רוּחַrûaḥH7307RelatedHebrew
wind ; by resemblance breath , i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation ; figuratively, life , anger , unsubstantiality ; by extension, a region of the sky ; by resemblance spirit , but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
חַיḥayH2416RelatedHebrew
alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively