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ψῡχι-κός

psuchikos

of the soul

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ψῡχι-κός · psychi-kos — LSJ

of the soul, life, spiritual, of life, heartily, from the heart

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. Comm.not. 2.1084e, etc.; νόσος ib. Cupid. 524d. Adv. -κῶς Ph. 1.81; opp. σωματικῶς, νοερῶς, Procl. Inst. 139; also, heartily, from the heart, LXX 2 Ma. 4.37, 14.24.

2 of the animal life, animal, natural

of the animal life, animal, ὁ ψ. ἄνθρωπος the natural man, opp. ὁ πνευματικός, 1 Ep.Cor. 2.14, cf. Ep.Jud. 19, Phot. s.v.

3 brave

brave, Alex. 338.

II for the soul, spirit

for the soul or spirit of one deceased, ψ. δῶρα διδούς, sc. to Hermes, Epigr.Gr. 815.4 (Crete).

III cooling

cooling, Vett.Val. 6.27 (s. v. l.).

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