ἢ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἢ

   Ê

   or
2. sentence🔊 ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;

   Ê TI DÔ-sei AN-thrô-pos an-TAL-lag-ma TÊS psy-KHÊS au-TOO

   or what {he} will give a man exchange his for the soul

Exegesis

The second parallel question is signaled by ḕ {ἢ | ḕ} “or,” with the future indicative dṓsei {δώσει | dṓ-sei} “will give” and its object the accusative antállagma {ἀντάλλαγμα | an-tál-lag-ma} “exchange” governed by the genitive tês psuchês autoû {τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ | tês psu-chḗs au-toû}. This parallelism underscores the spiritual priority over material acquisition.

Root and etymology

psuch-🔊 ψυχ-psi–upsilon–chi

“breath, life, soul”

• 🔊 ψυχικόςpsu-khi-kósnatural, soulish1 Corinthians 2:14
• 🔊 ψυχρόςpsu-khróscoldMatthew 10:42