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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 895. ἄψυχος (apsuchos) -- Lifeless, inanimate, without life</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/895.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/27-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/895.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 895</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/894.htm" title="894">◄</a> 895. apsuchos <a href="../greek/896.htm" title="896">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">apsuchos: Lifeless, inanimate, without life</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἄψυχος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>apsuchos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>AP-soo-khos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap'-soo-khos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lifeless, inanimate, without life<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>lifeless, inanimate.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix "ἀ-" (a-, meaning "without") and "ψυχή" (psuchē, meaning "soul" or "life").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "apsuchos," the concept of lifelessness or lack of spirit can be related to Hebrew words like "מֵת" (met, meaning "dead") or "לֹא נֶפֶשׁ" (lo nefesh, meaning "without soul").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "apsuchos" is used to describe something that lacks life or soul. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe objects or concepts that are devoid of spiritual life or vitality. It emphasizes the absence of life-giving qualities, whether physical or spiritual.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "psuchē" (soul) was significant, often associated with life, breath, and the essence of being. The prefix "ἀ-" (a-) negates the word it precedes, thus "apsuchos" would denote something that is without the essence of life. This term would have resonated with early Christian audiences familiar with Greek philosophical ideas about the soul and life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/5590.htm">psuché</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>lifeless<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lifeless things (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 895: ἄψυχος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄψυχος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀψυχον</span> (<span class="greek2">ψυχή</span>), <span class="accented">without a soul, lifeless</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-7.htm">1 Corinthians 14:7</a>. (In Greek writings from (<span class="abbreviation">Archilochus</span> (<DATE_RANGE:700 B.C.>), <span class="abbreviation">Simonides</span> and) <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>without life. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/5590.htm">psuche</a>; lifeless, i.e. Inanimate (mechanical) -- without life. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5590.htm">psuche</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αψυχα άψυχα ἄψυχα αωρία άωροι άωρον άωρος apsucha apsycha ápsycha<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/14-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 14:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural">Adj-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅμως τὰ <b>ἄψυχα</b> φωνὴν διδόντα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Yet <span class="itali">[even] lifeless things,</span> either<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And even <span class="itali">things without life</span> giving<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Even <span class="itali">lifeless things</span> a sound giving<p><b><a href="/greek/895.htm">Strong's Greek 895</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_895.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apsucha_895.htm">ἄψυχα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/894.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="894"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="894" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/896.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="896"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="896" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>