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Strong's #5591 - ψυχικός
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ψῡχι-κός, ή, όν,
of the soul or life, spiritual, opp. σωματικός, ἡδοναί Arist. EN 1117b28; ὁρμαί Plb. 8.10.9; πνεῦμα ψ. the spirit, or breath of life, Plu. 2.1084e, etc.; νόσος ib.524d. Adv. -κῶς Ph. 1.81; opp. σωματικῶς, νοερῶς, Procl. Inst. 139; also, heartily, from the heart, LXX 2 Maccabees 4:37; 2 Maccabees 14:24.
2. of the animal life, animal, ὁ ψ. ἄνθρωπος the natural man, opp. ὁ πνευματικός, 1 Corinthians 2:14, cf. Judges 1:19, Phot. s.v.
3. brave, Alex. 338.
II for the soul or spirit of one deceased, ψ. δῶρα διδούς, sc. to Hermes, Epigr.Gr. 815.4 (Crete).
III cooling, Vett.Val. 6.27 (s. v. l.).
** ψυχικός , -ή , -όν
(< ψυχή ),
[in LXX: 4 Maccabees 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.), Judges 1:19; with ἐπίγειος , δαιμονιώδης , opp. to ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη (σοψία ), of the mind (Hort, in l), James 3:15†
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the Third Week after Epiphany