Acts 2:43:4Acts.2.43.W4TAB
ψυχῇ
psykhê
“soul”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÊ
- Extended
- psy-KHÊ
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰɛː/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psy-KHÊ
- sentence
e-GHI-ne-to DE PA-sêi psy-KHÊ PHO-bos pol-LA te TE-ra-ta KAI sê-MEI-a di-A tôn a-po-STO-lôn e-GHI-ne-to
Exegesis
The dative phrase pasei psychē {πάσῃ ψυχῇ | pá-sē psy-khḗ} ‘to every soul’ marks the experiencers of the emotion and precedes the nominative subject phobos {φόβος | phó-bos} ‘fear, awe,’ emphasizing its universal reach.
Root and etymology
psych-psi–upsilon–chi
“soul, life”
In context — Acts 2:43
And fear came upon every soul , and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:43:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 2:43, so the Greek word ψυχῇ (psykhê) 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.2.43.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.43.W4.S1) and character.