Mark 12:30:16Mark.12.30.W16TAB
ψυχῆς
psykhês
“soul”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÊS
- Extended
- psü-KHÊHS
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰɛːs/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
psy-KHÊS
- sentence
KAI a-ga-PEE-seis KY-ri-on ton the-ON sou eks HO-lês tês kar-di-AS sou KAI eks HO-lês tês psy-KHÊS sou KAI eks HO-lês tês di-a-noi-AS sou KAI eks HO-lês tês is-KHY-os sou
Exegesis
The repeated kai {καὶ | kaí} between each phrase forms a rhythmic, almost liturgical sequence that underscores the comprehensive demand: inner affections (kardia {καρδία | kardía}), life or self (psuche {ψυχή | psychḗ}), rational faculties (dianoia {διάνοια | diá-noia}), and physical or practical capacity (ischys {ἰσχύς | ischýs}). In translation, maintaining the repeated “with all” or “all your” mirrors the Greek parallelism and preserves the sense of exhaustive devotion.
Root and etymology
psuchepsi–upsilon–chi–eta
“soul, life, inner being”
In context — Mark 12:30
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul , and with all your mind, and with all your strength.
About this coordinate
Mark 12:30:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 12:30, 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 Mark.12.30.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.30.W16.S1) and character.