Acts 27:22:9Acts.27.22.W9TAB
ψυχῆς
psykhês
“of life”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÊS
- Extended
- psy-KHAYS
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of life
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psy-KHÊS
- sentence
KAI ta NYN pa-rai-NÔ hy-MAS eu-thy-MEIN a-po-bo-LÊ gar psy-KHÊS ou-de-MI-a ES-tai eks hy-MÔN plÊN tou ploi-OU
Exegesis
The causal conjunction gar {γὰρ | gár} introduces apobolē psychēs oudemia estai {ἀποβολὴ ψυχῆς οὐδεμία ἔσται | a-po-bo-lḗ psych-ḗs ou-de-mí-a é-stai}, where apobolē serves as the nominative subject qualified by oudemia and modified by the genitive psychēs.
Root and etymology
psychēpsi–upsilon–chi–eta
“breath, life, self”
In context — Acts 27:22
Yet now I urge you to be of good courage , because there will be no loss of life among you, except for the ship .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 27:22, so the Greek word ψυχῆς (psykhês) 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.27.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.22.W9.S1) and character.