verb
psuchimō
Greekψύχομαι (psuchomai)
Strong’sG5594
I cool, grow cold
stem psuch-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ψύχω
[in LXX for קוּר, שׁטח;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5594 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpsoo'-kho
to breathe (voluntarily but gently, thus differing on the one hand from G4154, which denotes properly a forcible respiration; and on the other from the base of G109, which refers properly to an inanimate breeze), i.e. (by implication, of reduction of temperature by evaporation) to chill (figuratively)
Froma primary verb;
King Jameswax cold.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| psuchitiψυγήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | grow cold | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psuchimō | psuchime | psuchimi | psuchima | psuchimē | psuchimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | psuchisō | psuchise | psuchisi | psuchisa | psuchisē | psuchiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psuchitō | psuchite | psuchiti1×ψυγήσεται | psuchita | psuchitē | psuchitelē |
| we 1st person plural | psuchinō | psuchine | psuchini | psuchina | psuchinē | psuchinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | psuchivō | psuchive | psuchivi | psuchiva | psuchivē | psuchivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | psuchilō | psuchile | psuchili | psuchila | psuchilē | psuchilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psuchimeiō | psuchimeia | psuchimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | psuchiseiō | psuchiseia | psuchiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psuchiteiō | psuchiteia | psuchiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | psuchineiō | psuchineia | psuchineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | psuchiveiō | psuchiveia | psuchiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | psuchileiō | psuchileia | psuchileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | psuchisōr | psuchisar | psuchisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psuchitōr | psuchitar | psuchitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | psuchivōr | psuchivar | psuchivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | psuchilōr | psuchilar | psuchilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psuchimoiō | psuchimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | psuchisoiō | psuchisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psuchitoiō | psuchitoia |
| we 1st person plural | psuchinoiō | psuchinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | psuchivoiō | psuchivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | psuchiloiō | psuchiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | psuchirō | psuchiri | psuchira | psuchirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | psuchirōtos | psuchiritos | psuchiratos | psuchirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
psuch is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
psuchiti“grow cold”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 24:12“grow cold”kai dia tem plēthunira tan anomian psuchiti tas agapas toiu polloiu.Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.