ψυχή

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• ψυχή / psuchē / psoo-khay'

Etymology

• From ψύχω; breath, that is, (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only;
• thus distinguished on the one hand from πνεῦμα, which is the rational and immortal soul;
• and on the other from ζωή, which is mere vitality, even of plants:
• these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew נפשׁ Template:HH, רוּח Template:HH and חי Template:HH:

Noun

1. soul
2. life
3. ghost
4. universal spirit
5. heart

Inflection

First declension of ψυχή, ψυχῆς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ψυχή	ψυχᾱ́	ψυχαί
Genitive	ψυχῆς	ψυχαῖν	ψυχῶν
Dative	ψυχῇ	ψυχαῖν	ψυχαῖς
Accusative	ψυχήν	ψυχᾱ́	ψυχᾱ́ς
Vocative	ψυχή	ψυχᾱ́	ψυχαί
Dialectal forms:
Notes:

Related terms

• anima

References

• Liddell & Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
• Strong's concordance number: G5590