Greek · G5590, G523

τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν

Soul · to demand back

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ψυχήG5590soul

Pronunciationpsychḗ

The animating life-principle that encompasses will, desires, and affections as the seat of personal identity

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ἀπαιτέωG523to demand back

Pronunciationapaitéō

Demanding repayment of a debt; Jesus teaches not demanding back what is owed to you.

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What does τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν (tēn psychēn sou apaitousin) mean in the Bible?

ψυχή · ἀπαιτέω is a Greek phrase meaning "your soul is demanded or required back".

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What does ψυχή · ἀπαιτέω mean in the Bible?

ψυχή · ἀπαιτέω is a Greek phrase meaning "your soul is demanded or required back".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5590, G523?

G5590, G523 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. your soul is demanded or required back

Strong'sG5590, G523

Lexical occurrences102 verses Word forms9 forms102 references

Source Gloss

your soul is demanded or required back

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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing1imperative1

Tense

present2

Voice

active2

Mood

imperative1indicative1

NT Occurrences

Luke 6:30ἀπαίτειpresent active imperativeimperative Luke 12:20ἀπαιτοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoing

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)

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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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