What does ψυχή · τίθημι mean in the Bible?
ψυχή · τίθημι is a Greek phrase meaning "lay down my life".
Greek · G5590, G5087
τὴν ψυχήν μου θήσω
Soul · to place
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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 →τίθημιG5087to place
Pronunciationtíthēmi
Core causative: to place physically or establish authoritatively; middle voice emphasizes personal agency in positioning or appointing.
Open lexicon entry →What does τὴν ψυχήν μου θήσω (tēn psychēn mou thēsō) mean in the Bible?
ψυχή · τίθημι is a Greek phrase meaning "lay down my life".
Full entry for τὴν ψυχήν μου θήσω (G5590, G5087) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5590, G5087?
G5590, G5087 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. lay down my life
Source Gloss
lay down my life
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 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)
Word Origins
τὴν ψυχήν μου θήσω 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