adjective
psuchros
Greekψυχρός (psuchros)
Strong’sG5593
cold, cold-hearted
stem psuchr-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ψυχρός, -ά, -όν
(< ψύχω), [in LXX: Pr 25:25 (קַר), Si 43:20, IV Mac 11:26 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5593 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpsoo-chros'
chilly (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G5592;
King Jamescold.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | psuchros3×ψυχρὸς | psuchras | psuchrem | psuchrois | psuchrais | psuchreim |
| object accusative | psuchron | psuchran | psuchroin | psuchrain | ||
| direct address vocative | psuchror | psuchrar | psuchroir | psuchrair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | psuchrou | psuchrau | psuchreu1×ψυχροῦ | psuchroiu | psuchraiu | psuchreiu |
| to, for dative | psuchro | psuchra | psuchre | psuchroi | psuchrai | psuchrei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
psuchr 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
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
psuchros“cold”subjectnominative singular3×
Revelation 3:15“cold”Oidamē su teim ergeim, hoti oute psuchros asō oute zestos. ofelon psuchros ase ē zestos.I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
Revelation 3:15“cold”Oidamē su teim ergeim, hoti oute psuchros asō oute zestos. ofelon psuchros ase ē zestos.I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
Revelation 3:16“cold”houtōs, hoti chliaros asō kai oute zestos oute psuchros, mellamō sin emara ek teu stomeu mu.So because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
psuchreu“cold”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Matthew 10:42“cold”kai hos an potizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu potēriem psuchreu monon eis onomem mathētou, amēn legamō vi, ouk mē apolluateia ton misthon autou.And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”