What does ψυχή · σώζω mean in the Bible?
ψυχή · σώζω is a Greek phrase meaning "to save life, preserve a person".
Greek · G5590, G4982
ψυχὴν σῶσαι
Soul · to save
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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 →σώζωG4982to save
Pronunciationsṓzō
Salvation encompasses past redemption, present grace, and future glory—three temporal dimensions of deliverance.
Open lexicon entry →What does ψυχὴν σῶσαι (psychēn sōsai) mean in the Bible?
ψυχή · σώζω is a Greek phrase meaning "to save life, preserve a person".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5590, G4982?
G5590, G4982 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to save life, preserve a person
Source Gloss
to save life, preserve a person
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 102 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist51future31present11perfect8imperfect1
Voice
passive53active49
Mood
indicative51infinitive24subjunctive10imperative10participle7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:21σώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 8:25σῶσονaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 9:21σωθήσομαιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 9:22σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 9:22ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 10:22σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 14:30σῶσόνaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 16:25σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 19:25σωθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 24:13σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 24:22ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 27:40σῶσονaorist active imperativeimperativeMatthew 27:42ἔσωσενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 27:42σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 27:49σώσωνfuture active participleparticipleMark 3:4σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 5:23σωθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 5:28σωθήσομαιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMark 5:34σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantMark 6:56ἐσῴζοντοimperfect passive indicativebackgroundMark 8:35σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 8:35σώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 10:26σωθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveMark 10:52σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantMark 13:13σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMark 13:20ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMark 15:30σῶσονaorist active imperativeimperativeMark 15:31ἔσωσενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 15:31σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 16:16σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 6:9σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 7:50σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 8:12σωθῶσινaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 8:36ἐσώθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 8:48σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 8:50σωθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 9:24σῶσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 9:24σώσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 13:23σῳζόμενοιpresent passive participleparticipleLuke 17:19σέσωκένperfect active indicativeresultant+62 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)
Word Origins
ψυχὴν σῶσαι 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