ψυχὴ
psychḗ
soul
The vital breath or living being; that which animates a living entity. Primarily, ψυχή designates the life-force that distinguishes living creatures from the dead, encompassing the self as a conscious, sentient, and emotional individual. In various contexts, it refers to the individual person (self), life (as in existence), or the seat of emotions, desires, and will.
Acts 3:23 · Word #4
Lexicon G5590
| Lemma | ψυχή |
| Transliteration | psychḗ |
| Strong's | G5590 |
| Definition | The vital breath or living being; that which animates a living entity. Primarily, ψυχή designates the life-force that distinguishes living creatures from the dead, encompassing the self as a conscious, sentient, and emotional individual. In various contexts, it refers to the individual person (self), life (as in existence), or the seat of emotions, desires, and will. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | soul |
| Literal | soul-life |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ψυχή |
| Strong's | G5590 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5590-04
to the living self
| Morphological Notes | Noun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS); denotes a single instance of the life-self in dative relation (to/for/in). |
| Rendering Rationale | The dative singular form ψυχῇ is rendered with the preposition "to" to reflect the dative case. "Living self" preserves the root sense of breath-animated life and conscious personal existence rather than reducing the term to the abstract "soul." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to the life-self
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "living self". |