2 Peter 2:8:132 Pet.2.8.W13TAB
ψυχὴν
psykhên
“soul”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÊN
- Extended
- psy-KHÊN
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- soul
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psy-KHÊN
- sentence
BLEM-ma-ti gar KAI a-ko-Ê ho DI-kai-os en-ga-toi-KÔN en au-TOIS hê-ME-ran eks hê-ME-ras psy-KHÊN di-KAI-an a-NO-mois ER-gois e-ba-SA-ni-dzen
Exegesis
The direct object psychēn dikaian {ψυχὴν δικαίαν | psy-chḗn di-ka-í-an} ‘righteous soul’ contrasts his moral integrity with his surroundings.
Root and etymology
psychēpsi–upsilon–chi–eta
“breath, life, self”
In context — 2 Peter 2:8
For by sight and by hearing, that righteous man, living among them, was tormenting his righteous soul day after day with their lawless deeds.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Peter 2:8, so the Greek word ψυχὴν (psykhên) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.2.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.8.W13.S1) and character.