What does ψυχή · ἑαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G5590, G1438
ψυχὴν / ἑαυτόν
Soul · themself
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ψυχήG5590soul
Pronunciationpsychḗ
The animating life-principle that encompasses will, desires, and affections as the seat of personal identity
Open lexicon entry →ἑαυτοῦG1438themself
Pronunciationheautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another
Open lexicon entry →What does ψυχὴν / ἑαυτόν (psychēn / heauton) mean in the Bible?
ψυχή · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "Life, soul, or self, viewed as the personal life one tries to preserve, lose, save, or forfeit.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5590, G1438?
G5590, G1438 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Life, soul, or self, viewed as the personal life one tries to preserve, lose, save, or forfeit.
Source Gloss
Life, soul, or self, viewed as the personal life one tries to preserve, lose, save, or forfeit.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns9Aligned forms102Case patternAccusative (55)Number patternSingular (76)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 6:25 · Matt 12:18 · Matt 26:38 · Mark 14:34 · Luke 1:46 · Luke 12:23 · John 12:27 · Acts 3:23 · Acts 4:32 · Acts 20:10 · Rom 13:1 · 1 Thess 5:23 · Heb 10:38 · 3 John 1:2 · Rev 16:315×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 2:41 · Acts 27:37 · 1 Pet 3:203×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 16:26 · Mark 8:37 · Mark 12:30 · Acts 27:22 · Rom 16:4 · Eph 6:6 · Col 3:23 · Heb 4:12 · Heb 6:19 · Heb 10:39 · 1 Pet 2:11 · Rev 18:1412×
Genitive · Plural · FeminineActs 27:10 · 2 Cor 12:15 · Heb 13:17 · 1 Pet 1:9 · 1 Pet 2:255×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 6:25 · Matt 22:37 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 12:19 · Luke 12:22 · Acts 2:43 · Phil 1:27 · Phil 2:308×
Dative · Plural · FeminineMatt 11:29 · Acts 7:14 · Heb 12:33×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 2:20 · Matt 10:28 · Matt 10:39 · Matt 16:25 · Matt 16:26 · Matt 20:28 · Mark 3:4 · Mark 8:35 · Mark 8:36 · Mark 10:45 · Luke 2:35 · Luke 6:9 · Luke 9:24 · Luke 12:20 · Luke 14:26 · Luke 17:3340×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineLuke 21:19 · Acts 14:2 · Acts 14:22 · Acts 15:24 · Acts 15:26 · 1 Thess 2:8 · Jas 1:21 · 1 Pet 1:22 · 1 Pet 4:19 · 2 Pet 2:14 · 1 John 3:16 · Rev 6:9 · Rev 8:9 · Rev 18:13 · Rev 20:415×
Vocative · Singular · FeminineLuke 12:191×
Word Origins
ψυχὴν / ἑαυτόν is built from this root:
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