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ψυχή

Lemmaψυχή
Citation formψυχή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossthe soul, life, self
Strong’sG5590
Transliterationpsychḗ
Definitionbreath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from , which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from , which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew , and )
KJV glosses:--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
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