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Psyche — Soul

The word behind 'psychology' — the self, the life: 'what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?'

ψυχή psychḗ G5590
Greek · Strong's G5590 · 95 occurrences in the New Testament (KJV)

breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151 (πνεῦμα), which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222 (ζωή), which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H05315, H07307 and H02416)

KJV translations: heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you

Psyche in the Bible — example verses

“Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.”Matthew 2:20 (KJV)
“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”Matthew 6:25 (KJV)
“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”Matthew 10:28 (KJV)
“He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.”Matthew 10:39 (KJV)
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”Matthew 11:29 (KJV)
“Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.”Matthew 12:18 (KJV)
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.”Matthew 16:25 (KJV)
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”Matthew 16:26 (KJV)

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