Lexicon psuchikos: Natural, unspiritual, worldly Original Word: ψυχικός Strong's Exhaustive Concordance natural, sensual. From psuche; sensitive, i.e. Animate (in distinction on the one hand from pneumatikos, which is the higher or renovated nature; and on the other from phusikos, which is the lower or bestial nature) -- natural, sensual. see GREEK psuche see GREEK pneumatikos see GREEK phusikos HELPS Word-studies 5591 psyxikós (an adjective, derived from 5590 /psyxḗ, "soul, natural identity") – properly, soulish, i.e. what is natural, as it relates to physical (tangible) life alone (i.e. apart from God's inworking of faith). 5591 /psyxikós ("natural") typically describes the natural ("lower") aspect of humanity, i.e. behavior that is "more of earth (carnality) than heaven." 5591 (psyxikós) then sometimes stands in contrast to 4152 /pneumatikós ("spiritual") – the higher, spiritual aspect of humanity that develops through faith (4102 /pístis). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom psuché Definition natural, of the soul or mind NASB Translation natural (5), worldly-minded (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5591: ψυχικόςψυχικός, ψυχική, ψυχικόν (ψυχή) (Vulg.animalis, Gem.sinnlich), "of or belonging to the ψυχή; a. having the nature and characteristics of the ψυχή i. e. of the principle of animal life," which men have in common with the brutes (see ψυχή, 1 a.); (A. V. natural): σῶμα ψυχικόν, 1 Corinthians 15:44; substantively, τό ψυχικόν (Winer's Grammar, 592 (551)), 1 Corinthians 15:46: since both these expressions do not differ in substance or conception from σάρξ καί αἷμα in 1 Corinthians 15:50, Paul might have also written σαρκικον; but prompted by the phrase ψυχή ζῶσα in 1 Corinthians 15:45 (borrowed from Genesis 2:7), he wrote ψυχικόν.b. "governed by the ψυχή i. e. the sensuous nature with its subjection to appetite and passion (as though made up of nothing but ψυχή): ἄνθρωπος (equivalent to σαρκικός (or σάρκινος, which see 3) in Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to ψυχικός, the concept can be related to terms that describe the soul or life force, such as נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, Strong's Hebrew 5315), which also denotes the soul or living being, often in contrast to the spiritual or divine aspect of a person. Usage: The term ψυχικός is used in the New Testament to describe individuals or behaviors that are driven by natural instincts and human reasoning, as opposed to being led by the Holy Spirit. It often carries a connotation of being worldly or unspiritual. Context: The term ψυχικός appears in several key New Testament passages, highlighting the contrast between the natural and the spiritual realms. In 1 Corinthians 2:14, Paul writes, "The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned." Here, ψυχικός is translated as "natural man," emphasizing the inability of those who rely solely on human wisdom to comprehend spiritual truths. Englishman's Concordance 1 Corinthians 2:14 Adj-NMSGRK: ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος NAS: But a natural man does not accept KJV: But the natural man receiveth INT: [the] natural moreover man 1 Corinthians 15:44 Adj-NNS 1 Corinthians 15:44 Adj-NNS 1 Corinthians 15:46 Adj-NNS James 3:15 Adj-NFS Jude 1:19 Adj-NMP Strong's Greek 5591 |
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