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ψυχικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ψυχικός

Structure: ψυχικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: yuxh/

Sense

  1. of or relating to life or the soul
  2. concerned only with the life or animal qualities, as opposed with spiritual concerns

Examples

  • τῶν δὲ ἐπιθυμιῶν αἱ μέν εἰσι ψυχικαί, αἱ δὲ σωματικαί, καὶ τούτων ἀμφοτέρων ὁ λογισμὸσ ἐπικρατεῖν φαίνεται. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 1:31)
  • διῃρήσθωσαν δὴ αἱ ψυχικαὶ καὶ αἱ σωματικαί, οἱο͂ν φιλοτιμία φιλομάθεια· (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 3 134:4)

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