Strong's Greek · G5590
ψυχή
psychḗ
heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you
Definition
breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151 (πνεῦμα), which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222 (ζωή), which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H05315, H07307 and H02416)
Derivation
from G5594 (ψύχω);
Appears 102 times in Scripture
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
““Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.”
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?”
““Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.””
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).