What does τίθημι · ψυχή mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G5087, G5590
τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν
To place · soul
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τίθημιG5087to place
Pronunciationtíthēmi
Core causative: to place physically or establish authoritatively; middle voice emphasizes personal agency in positioning or appointing.
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 τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν (tithēmi tēn psychēn) mean in the Bible?
τίθημι · ψυχή is a Greek phrase meaning "Lay down life; the greatest love, pointing to Jesus’ death.".
Full entry for τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν (G5087, G5590) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5087, G5590?
G5087, G5590 is connected to 100 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Lay down life; the greatest love, pointing to Jesus’ death.
Source Gloss
Lay down life; the greatest love, pointing to Jesus’ death.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms100TensesAorist, Present, Imperfect, Future, PerfectVoicesActive, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality66×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:60 · Mark 15:46 · Luke 6:48 · Luke 23:53 · John 19:19 · Acts 4:37 · Acts 5:2 · Heb 1:2 · 1 John 3:16 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 10:2 · Mark 6:29 · Mark 16:6 · John 19:42 · John 20:2 · John 20:1323×
Aorist MiddleActs 1:7 · Acts 12:4 · Acts 19:21 · Acts 20:28 · 1 Cor 12:18 · 1 Cor 12:28 · 1 Thess 5:9 · Luke 1:66 · Acts 4:3 · Acts 5:18 · Acts 27:12 · Acts 5:4 · Acts 5:2513×
Present ActiveLuke 8:16 · Luke 11:33 · John 2:10 · John 10:11 · John 13:4 · John 10:15 · John 10:17 · John 10:18 · Rom 9:33 · 1 Pet 2:6 · Matt 5:1512×
Future ActiveMatt 12:18 · John 13:37 · Matt 24:51 · Luke 12:46 · John 13:385×
Aorist PassiveActs 7:16 · 1 Pet 2:8 · 1 Tim 2:7 · 2 Tim 1:11 · Luke 23:555×
Imperfect ActiveMark 6:56 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 4:35 · 2 Cor 3:134×
Perfect ActiveActs 13:47 · Rom 4:17 · John 11:343×
Perfect PassiveMark 15:471×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose12×
Aorist ActiveMatt 22:44 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 20:43 · Acts 2:35 · 1 Cor 9:18 · Heb 1:13 · John 15:13 · 1 Cor 15:25 · Mark 4:309×
Aorist PassiveMark 4:21 · Heb 10:133×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract7×
Aorist ActiveLuke 5:18 · John 10:18 · 1 Cor 3:11 · 1 John 3:164×
Present ActiveActs 5:15 · Rom 14:132×
Aorist PassiveRev 11:91×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality12×
Aorist ActiveLuke 22:41 · Acts 7:60 · Acts 9:40 · Acts 20:36 · Luke 14:29 · Acts 21:56×
Aorist Middle2 Cor 5:19 · 1 Tim 1:122×
Present ActiveMark 10:16 · Mark 15:192×
Perfect PassiveJohn 19:411×
Perfect Active2 Pet 2:61×
Imperativecommand or strong request3×
Aorist MiddleLuke 9:441×
Aorist ActiveLuke 21:141×
Present Active1 Cor 16:21×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 97 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist66present17perfect5future5imperfect4
Voice
active73middle16passive8
Mood
indicative64subjunctive12participle11infinitive7imperative3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:15τιθέασινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 12:18θήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:44θῶaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 24:51θήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 27:60ἔθηκενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 4:21τεθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 4:21τεθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 4:30θῶμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:29ἔθηκανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 6:56ἐτίθεσανimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 10:16τιθεὶςpresent active participleparticipleMark 12:36θῶaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 15:19τιθέντεςpresent active participleparticipleMark 15:46ἔθηκενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 15:47τέθειταιperfect passive indicativeresultantMark 16:6ἔθηκανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 1:66ἔθεντοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 5:18θεῖναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 6:48ἔθηκενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 8:16τίθησινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 8:16τίθησινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 9:44Θέσθεaorist middle imperativeimperativeLuke 11:33τίθησινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 12:46θήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 14:29θέντοςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 19:21ἔθηκαςaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 19:22ἔθηκαaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 20:43θῶaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 21:14θέτεaorist active imperativeimperativeLuke 22:41θεὶςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 23:53ἔθηκενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 23:55ἐτέθηaorist passive indicativecompletedJohn 2:10τίθησινpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 10:11τίθησινpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 10:15τίθημιpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 10:17τίθημιpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 10:18τίθημιpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 10:18θεῖναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 11:34τεθείκατεperfect active indicativeresultantJohn 13:37θήσωfuture active indicativeprospective+57 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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