The Greek vocabulary

Words

Every lemma in the audited corpus has a page: live attestation counts, LSJ senses, real cited lines, and etymology pointers, generated from the database at request time. The curated essays below trace the soul vocabulary in depth — from Homer through the New Testament.

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αἰδώς aidōs shame and reverence at once; the respect that forbids cowardice— LSJ (via Beekes): "shame, reverence." ἄλγος algos pain, grief; the suffering the Achaeans were dealt ἀρετή aretē excellence δαίμων daimōn a divine power ἔρως erōs love, desire ἦτορ ētor the heart εὐσέβεια eusebeia piety καρδία kardia the heart λόγος logos word, speech, account, reason μῆνις mēnis wrath μένος menos might, force; the active surge that animates the limbs; god-sent battle-fury— LSJ: "might, force." νέμεσις nemesis righteous indignation νόος noos mind, sense, intellect; later νοῦς νόστος nostos the homecoming; the safe return πάσχω paschō to undergo, to be acted upon, to suffer πείθω peithō to persuade; in the middle, to trust, to obey, to be won over— LSJ: "persuade, obey." φρήν phrēn midriff or diaphragm πνεῦμα pneuma breath, wind, spirit πόθος pothos longing for what is absent; the ache of the missing ψυχή psychē soul; breath of life; the shade of the dead— LSJ: "life." σάρξ sarx flesh σέβας sebas reverential awe; the holy fear felt before the gods σῶμα sōma body θυμός thymos spirit, courage, anger; the surge of life in the chest— LSJ: "soul, spirit." τλάω tlaō to bear, to take upon oneself, to endure