Word study · Greek

oligópsychos

faint-hearted

Say it: ol-ig-OP-soo-khos (approximate)

ὀλιγόψυχος

What it means

Small-souled, faint-hearted, discouraged. In 5:14, "encourage the faint-hearted." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • Faint-heartedLacking courage.
  • DiscouragedDown in spirit.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 5

    "Encourage the faint-hearted" (5:14).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3642 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources