ψυχή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψύχω "I blow"

Noun

1. breath
2. life, spirit
3. The immortal part of a person: soul
4. The spirit of a dead person: ghost
5. The conscious self, as the seat of emotions, desires
6. The organ of thought: mind, reason
7. Template:italbrac: The universal spirit
8. butterfly, moth

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:

See also

• anima

References

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