What does ψύχος (psýchos) mean in the Bible?
ψύχος (psýchos) is a Greek word meaning "coolness".
Greek · G5592
ψύχος
Coolness
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ψύχος G5592
Pronunciation psýchos
What does ψύχος (psýchos) mean in the Bible?
ψύχος (psýchos) is a Greek word meaning "coolness".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5592?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cold (3).
Where does ψύχος (psýchos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 18:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It cold 3× John 18:18, Acts 28:2, 2 Corinthians 11:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row John 18:18
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
John 1 Acts 1 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ψῦχος 2x psychos John 18:18, Acts 28:2
ψύχει 1x psychei 2 Corinthians 11:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 28:2
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 11:27
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x John 18:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. coolness
Source Gloss
coolness
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 18:18 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
ψύχος yucov
cold
Read verse Acts 28:2 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ψῦχος. yucov
cold
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:27 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
ψύχει yucei
cold
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
ψύχος is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain