ψυχή

ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ,

[in LXX very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב ,לֵב, etc. ;]

1. breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.; in Arist., of the vital principle): Matthew 6:25, Mark 3:4; 10:45, Luke 12:22, John 10:11, Acts 20:10, 24, 2 Corinthians 1:23, Philippians 2:30, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, al.

2. the soul,

(a) as the seat of the will, desires and affections: Matthew 26:38, Mark 12:30" (LXX) 14:34, Luke 1:46, John 10:24, Acts 14:2, Philippians 1:27, al.; ἐκ ψυχῆς, from the heart, heartily: Ephesians 6:6, Colossians 3:23;

(b) as a periphrasis for person or self (frequently in translation from Semitic originals, see M, Pr., 87; Robinson, Gospels, 113ff.; but also frequently in cl., see LS, see word II, 2; Edwards, Lex., App. A.): Matthew 11:29, Mark 8:36, Acts 2:41, Romans 2:9, 1 Peter 3:20, al.; πᾶσα ψ., Acts 2:43; 3:23" (LXX), Romans 13:1; ψ. ζῶσα (ζωῆς), 1 Corinthians 15:45, Revelation 16:3;

(with) as the object of divine grace and eternal salvation: Hebrews 13:17, James 1:21; 5:20, 1 Peter 1:9, 22; 2:11; 4:19, 3Jo.2.

Synonyms: see: νοῦς, πνεῦμα, ψυχικός, and cf. ICC on 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Lft., Notes, 88f.