Luke 21:19:7Luke.21.19.W7TAB
ψυχὰς
psykhás
“souls”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÁS
- Extended
- psy-KHAHS
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰas/
Meaning by language
- English
- souls
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psy-KHÁS
- sentence
en têi hy-po-mo-NÊI hy-MÔN ktê-SA-sthe TAS psy-KHÁS hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The direct object tas psychas hymōn {τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν | tas psychas hymōn} uses psychē {ψυχή | psychē} in its broad semantic range of life, self, or whole person, so the phrase can legitimately point beyond an immaterial soul to the preservation of one’s entire life. The compact syntax makes the exhortation urgent: English can preserve the imperative force with a direct command, or render the clause more idiomatically as a future result, since the grammar and context both connect steadfast endurance with the preservation of life.
In context — Luke 21:19
By your endurance , gain your souls .
About this coordinate
Luke 21:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 21:19, so the Greek word ψυχὰς (psykhás) 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 Luke.21.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.19.W7.S1) and character.