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psychikós

natural, ordinary

Say it: psoo-khee-KOS (approximate)

ψυχικός

What it means

Belonging to the ordinary human life (psychē, "soul"), without the Spirit. "The natural person" does not accept the things of God's Spirit (2:14). The same word describes the present body in 15:44, and means "a body suited to this age," not an evil one.

Range of meaning

  • NaturalOf ordinary human life.
  • UnspiritualWithout the Spirit.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 2

    "The natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit" (2:14).

  • Chapter 15

    "It is sown a natural body" (15:44-46).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G5591 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources