Ψ

Ψ

Ψ, ψ, ψῖ, τό, indecl.,

psi, ps,, the twenty-third letter. As a numeral, ψʹ = 700, ψ͵ = 700,000.

ψάλλω

ψάλλω [in LXX chiefly for זמר pi. (Judges 5:3, Psalms 7:17, al.), also for נגן pi. (1 Samuel 16:16, al.) ;]

to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc.; Æsch., Eur., al.), hence,

absol.,

to play a stringed instrument with the fingers (Hdt., Plat., al.);

later, to sing to a harp, sing psalms (LXX); in NT, to sing a hymn, sing praise: James 5:13; c. dat. pers., Romans 15:9 (LXX), Ephesians 5:19; dat. instr., 1 Corinthians 14:15.†

ψύχος

ψύχος (LT, ψῦ-, as in cl.), -εος (-ους), τό (< ψύχω), [in LXX: Genesis 8:22 (קֹר), Job 37:9, Psalms 147:17 (קָרָה), Zechariah 14:6, Da LXX TH 3:67,69 * ;]

cold: John 18:18, Acts 28:2, 2 Corinthians 11:27.†

ψύχω

ψύχω [in LXX for קוּר, שׁטח ;]

to breathe, blow; hence, to make cool. Pass., to grow cool: metaph., Matthew 24:12.†

ψώχω

† ψώχω (< ψώω, collat. form of ψάω, to rub)

to rub: Luke 6:1.†

ψαλμός

ψαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ (< ψάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְמוֹר ;]

a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical strings (Æsch., al.), and hence in later writers,

a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX): 1 Corinthians 14:26, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16; of OT psalms, Luke 24:44, Acts 13:33; βίβλος ψαλμῶν, Luke 20:42, Acts 1:20.†

SYN.: v.s. ὕμνος

ψεύδομαι

ψεύδομαι, v.s. ψεύδω.

ψεύδω

ψεύδω to deceive by lies; more freq. in the depon. mid, form ψεύδομαι (so always in NT), [in LXX chiefly for כּחשׁ pi. ;]

absol., to lie: Hebrews 6:18, 1 John 1:6, Revelation 3:9; οὐ ψεύδομαι, Romans 9:1, 2 Corinthians 11:31, Galatians 1:20, 1 Timothy 2:7 c. dat. pers. (Psalms 18:45, Jeremiah 5:12, al.), Acts 5:4; seq. εἰς, Colossians 3:9; κατά, James 3:14 (Hort, in l.).

Like act., c. acc., to deceive by lies (Æsch., al.): Acts 5:3.†

ψεύστης

ψεύστης, -ου, ὁ (< ψεύδω), [in LXX: Psalms 116:11 (כֹּזֵב), Proverbs 19:22 Aא2 (כָּזָב), Si 15:8 25:2 * ;]

a liar: John 8:44, John 8:55, Romans 3:4, 1 Timothy 1:10, Titus 1:12, 1 John 1:10 1 John 2:4, 1 John 2:22 1 John 4:20 1 John 5:10 .†

ψεῦδος

ψεῦδος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶר, also for כַּחַשׁ, כָּזָב ;]

a falsehood, untruth, lie: Revelation 14:15; opp. to ἡ ἀλήθεια, John 8:44, Romans 1:25, Ephesians 4:25, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 John 2:21; to τὸ ἀληθές, 1 John 2:27; ποιεῖν ψ., Revelation 21:27 Revelation 22:15; ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει κ. σημείοις κ. τέρασιν ψεύδους (gen. qual., v. M, Th., 104; and on the meaning and construction, v. also ICC, in l.), 2 Thessalonians 2:9.†

ψεῦσμα

** ψεῦσμα, -τος, τό (< ψεύδω), [in Aq., Th.: Job 34:6, Proverbs 23:3; in Sm.: Job 13:4, al. ;]

a lie, falsehood: Romans 3:7 (Plat., Plut. al.).†

ψευδάδελφος

*† ψευδ-άδελφος, -ου, ὁ

a false brother: of professing Christians, 2 Corinthians 11:26, Galatians 2:4.†

ψευδής

ψευδής, -ές (< ψεύδομαι), [in LXX for שֶׁקֶר, שָׁוְא, כָּזָב; etc. ;]

lying, false, untrue (of persons and things): Revelation 2:2; μάρτυρες, Acts 6:13; as subst., ὁ ψ., a liar: Revelation 21:8.†

ψευδόχριστος

*† ψευδό-χριστος, -ου ὁ

a false Christ or Messiah, "a pretender to the Messianic office" (Swete, Mk., 309; cf. also Tr., Syn., § xxx): Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22 (cf. ἀντίχριστος).†

ψευδώνυμος

* ψευδώνυμος, -ον (< ψευδής, ὄνομα)

under a false name, falsely called: 1 Timothy 6:20 (Æsch., Plut., al.).†

ψευδαπόστολος

*† ψευδ-απόστολος, -ου, ὁ

a false apostle: 2 Corinthians 11:13.†

ψευδοδιδάσκαλος

† ψευδο-διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ

a false teacher: 2 Peter 2:1.†

ψευδολόγος

* ψευδο-λόγος, -ον (< ψευδής, λέγω),

speaking falsely, lying: 1 Timothy 4:2 (Aristoph., Polyb., al.).†

ψευδομάρτυς

**† ψευδο-μάρτυς, -υρος, ὁ [in LXX: Da LXX Su 60, TH ib. 61 Bl * ;]

a false witness: Matthew 26:60; c. gen. obj. (v. WM, § 30, 1a), 1 Corinthians 15:15.†

ψευδομαρτυρέω

ψευδο-μαρτυρέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 5:20 (ענה), Da TH Su61 AB2R (v. ψευδομάρτυς) * ;]

to bear false witness: Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20 (LXX); seq. κατά, c. gen. pers., Mark 14:56, Mark 14:57 (Xen., Plat., al.).†

ψευδομαρτυρία

* ψευδο-μαρτυρία, -ας, ἡ

false witness: Matthew 15:19 Matthew 26:59.†

ψευδοπροφήτης

† ψευδο-προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Zechariah 13:2, Je 9 (Jeremiah 6:13, al.) (נָבִיא)* ;]

a false prophet (= cl. ψευδόμαντις): Matthew 7:15 Matthew 24:11, Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22 (v. Swete, in l.), Luke 6:26, Acts 13:6, 2 Peter 2:1, 1 John 4:1, Revelation 16:13 Revelation 19:20 Revelation 20:10 †

ψῆφος

ψῆφος, -ου, ἡ (< ψάω, to rub) [in LXX: Exodus 4:25 (צֹר), Lamentations 3:16 (חָצָץ), Ecclesiastes 7:26 (חֶשְׁבּוֺך), 2 Kings 12:4 A, Si 18:10, IV Mac 15:26 * ;]

a small smooth stone, a pebble: ψ. λευκή (for suggestions as to the meaning, v. Swete, in l.), Revelation 2:17.

From the use of pebbles in voting, a vote: Acts 26:10.†

ψηλαφάω

ψηλαφάω, -ῶ (< ψάω, to touch), [in LXX for מוּשׁ, משׁשׁ pi., etc. ;]

to feel or grope about; c. acc, to feel about for, search after: metaph., of seeking God, Acts 17:27.

to feel, touch, handle: c. acc. pers., Luke 24:39, 1 John 1:1; προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ (ὄρει ?), Hebrews 12:18 (R, txt., a mount that might be touched; mg., a palpable and kindled fire; v. Westc., in l.).†

ψηφίζω

ψηφίζω (< ψῆφος), [in LXX: 1 Kings 3:8 1 Kings 8:5 A (ספר ni..) * ;]

to count (prop., with pebbles), reckon, calculate: τ. δαπάνην, Luke 14:28; τ. ἀριθμόν (i.e. calculate the number's meaning), Revelation 13:18 (in cl. chiefly mid., to vote by casting a pebble; cf. συγ-κατα-, συμ-φηφίζω).†

ψιθυρισμός

† ψιθυρισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (< ψιθυρίζω, to whisper), [in LXX: Ecclesiastes 10:11 (לַחַשׁ) * ;]

a whispering;

of secret slander, 2 Corinthians 12:20 (Plut.);

of a murmured enchantment, Ecclesiastes 10:11†

ψιθυριστής

* ψιθυριστής, -οῦ, ὁ (v. supr.),

a whisperer (as epithet of Hermes, Dem., 1358, 6): in bad sense, Romans 1:30.†

Syn.: καταλάλος, q.v

ψιχίον

*† ψιχίον, -ου, τό

dimin. of ψίξ,

a crumb: Matthew 15:27, Mark 7:28.†

ψυχή

ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX very freq. for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב ,לֵב, etc. ;]

breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.; in Arist., of the vital principle): Matthew 6:25, Mark 3:4 Mark 10:45, Luke 12:22, John 10:11, Acts 20:10, Acts 20:24, 2 Corinthians 1:23, Philippians 2:30, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, al.

the soul,

as the seat of the will, desires and affections: Matthew 26:38, Mark 12:30 (LXX) Mark 14:34, Luke 1:46, John 10:24, Acts 14:2, Philippians 1:27, al.; ἐκ ψυχῆς, from the heart, heartily: Ephesians 6:6, Colossians 3:23;

as a periphrasis for person or self (freq. in translation from Semitic originals, v. M, Pr., 87; Robinson, Gospels, 113 ff.; but also freq. in cl., v. LS, s.v. II, 2; Edwards, Lex., App. A.): Matthew 11:29, Mark 8:36, Acts 2:41, Romans 2:9, 1 Peter 3:20, al.; πᾶσα ψ., Acts 2:43 Acts 3:23 (LXX), Romans 13:1; ψ. ζῶσα (ζωῆς), 1 Corinthians 15:45, Revelation 16:3;

as the object of divine grace and eternal salvation: Hebrews 13:17, James 1:21 James 5:20, 1 Peter 1:9, 22 1 Peter 2:11 1 Peter 4:19, 3 John 1:2.

SYN.: v.s. νοῦς, πνεῦμα, ψυχικός, and cf. ICC on 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Lft., Notes, 88 f.

ψυχικός

** ψυχικός, -ή, -όν (< ψυχή) [in LXX: IV Mac 1:32 * ;]

of the ψυχή (as the lower part of the immaterial in man), EV, natural: opp. to πνευματικός, 1 Corinthians 2:14 1 Corinthians 15:44, 1 Corinthians 15:46; πνεῦμα μὴ ἔχοντες (EV, sensual; R, mg., natural or animal; better perhaps, of the mind; v. infr.), Jude 1:19; with ἐπίγειος, δαιμονιώδης, opp. to ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη (σοψία), of the mind (Hort, in l.), James 3:15†

ψυχρός

ψυχρός, -ά, -όν (< ψύχω), [in LXX: Proverbs 25:25 (קַר), Si 43:20, IV Mac 11:26 * ;]

cold: sc. ὕδωρ (cf. Theogn., 263; Hdt., ii, 37), Matthew 10:42; metaph., of indifferent persons, Revelation 3:15, Revelation 3:16 †

ψωμίζω

ψωμίζω (< ψωμός, a morsel), [in LXX chiefly for אכל hi. ;]

to feed with morsels (as children or the sick; Hippocr.), hence, generally, in late writers, to feed, nourish: c. acc. pers., Romans 12:20 (LXX); c. acc rei, to give out for food, 1 Corinthians 13:3 (cf. WM, § 32, 4an; for dupl. acc., cf. Numbers 11:4, Si 15:3, al.).†

ψωμίον

† ψωμίον, -ου, τό

dimin. of ψωμός, a fragment, morsel: John 13:26–27, John 13:30.†