Acts 2:27:5Acts.2.27.W5TAB
ψυχήν
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
HO-ti ouk en-ga-ta-LEI-pseis tên psy-KHÊN mou eis HAI-dên ou-DE DÔ-seis ton HO-si-ON sou i-DEIN di-a-phtho-RAN
Exegesis
The object ten psuchen mou {τὴν ψυχήν μου | tḕn psychḗn mou} “my soul” is specified by eis haden {εἰς ᾅδην | eis Há-dēn} “into Hades,” marking the realm of the dead.
Root and etymology
psuchepsi–upsilon–chi–eta
“soul, life essence”
In context — Acts 2:27
Because You will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see decay .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 2:27, so the Greek word ψυχήν (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 Acts.2.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.27.W5.S1) and character.