Word study · Greek
psychē
soul, life
Say it: psoo-KHAY (approximate)
ψυχή
What it means
The self or life of a person, and the word the rich man addresses (12:19). It covers both "soul" and "life": "Soul, you have many goods laid up" and "tonight your soul is required of you" use the same word as "don't be anxious for your life" (12:22-23).
Range of meaning
- LifeThe animating self.
- SoulThe inner person.
- PersonA whole being.
In Luke
- Chapter 12
"Soul" and "life": the rich man's "soul" (12:19-20, 12:22-23).
Every verse (13)
- Luke 1:46
- Luke 2:35
- Luke 6:9
- Luke 9:24
- Luke 9:56
- Luke 10:27
- Luke 12:19
- Luke 12:20
- Luke 12:22
- Luke 12:23
- Luke 14:26
- Luke 17:33
- Luke 21:19
Verses where G5590G or G5590H or G5590I or G5590J is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources