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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ψυχικός

Strong’s: G5591

Associated OET lemmas: ψυχικός

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ψυχικός; -ή, -όν

Related lemmas: ψύχομαι

Sense 1: physical, natural

Semantic entry: 79.2

Semantic domains: Features of Objects

Subdomains: Physical [Material], Spiritual

Definition: pertaining to being material or physical, especially in relation to life processes

Notes: In some languages, however, it is impossible to translate σπείρεται in OET CO1 15:44 as ‘sown,’ and one must therefore translate this expression as ‘when buried, it is a physical body.’

Show passage in OET: CO1 15:44

OET-RV CO1 15:44

44 It’s ‘sown’ a natural body but it’s raised as a spiritual body. (If there’s a natural body, there’s also a spiritual body.)

OET-LV CO1 15:44

44 it_is_being_sown a_body natural, it_is_being_raised a_body spiritual.
If there_is a_body natural, there_is also a_spiritual body.
Show passage in OET: CO1 15:46

OET-RV CO1 15:46

46 but the spiritual doesn’t come first—it’s first the natural and then the spiritual.

OET-LV CO1 15:46

46 But not first the spiritual, but the natural, then the spiritual.

Jump to OET CO1 15:44 section.

Jump to OET CO1 15:46 section.

Sense 2: natural, human

Semantic entry: 79.5

Semantic domains: Features of Objects

Subdomains: Natural [Human], Spiritual

Definition: pertaining to human nature (possibly contrasting with σάρκινος [source selector 000002][c] and σαρκικός [source selector 000002][c] ‘natural, human,’ 79.4: σαρκικός / 79.4: σάρκινος, in focusing somewhat more on so-called higher endowments of personality)

Notes: For another interpretation of ψυχικός in OET CO1 2:14, see 41.41: ψυχικός.

Show passage in OET: CO1 2:14

OET-RV CO1 2:14

14 Secular people don’t accept things about God’s spirit because they seem foolish to them, and they can’t understand them because it requires spiritual awareness,

OET-LV CO1 2:14

14 But the_soulish person, not is_receiving the things of_the spirit of_ the _god, because/for foolishness to_him it_is, and not he_is_able to_know them, because spiritually it_is_being_examined.

Jump to OET CO1 2:14 section.

Sense 3: unspiritual, worldly, natural

Semantic entry: 41.41

Semantic domains: Behavior and Related States

Subdomains: Particular Patterns of Behavior

Definition: (derivative of ψυχή[a] ‘inner self,’ 26.4: ψυχή) pertaining to behavior which is typical of human nature, in contrast with that which is under the control of God’s Spirit

Notes: In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘unspiritual’ is simply ‘one who is not guided by God’s Spirit’ or ‘one who does not live in accordance with God’s Spirit.’ For another interpretation of ψυχικός in OET CO1 2:14, see 79.5: ψυχικός.

Show passage in OET: CO1 2:14

OET-RV CO1 2:14

14 Secular people don’t accept things about God’s spirit because they seem foolish to them, and they can’t understand them because it requires spiritual awareness,

OET-LV CO1 2:14

14 But the_soulish person, not is_receiving the things of_the spirit of_ the _god, because/for foolishness to_him it_is, and not he_is_able to_know them, because spiritually it_is_being_examined.
Show passage in OET: JAM 3:15

OET-RV JAM 3:15

15 because none of that came down to you from heaven, but on the contrary it’s earthly and soulish and demonic.

OET-LV JAM 3:15

15 Not is this the wisdom from_above coming_down, but earthly, soulish, demonic.

Jump to OET CO1 2:14 section.

Jump to OET JAM 3:15 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CO1: OET CO1 2:14

JAM: OET JAM 3:15

JDE: OET JDE 1:19