2001 Translation

DIPSYCHOI, dipsychoi

Sounds Like: dip-SYOO-khoi

Translations: double-minded, wavering, indecisive, double-souled, of two minds

From the root: ΔΙΨΥΧΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word describes someone who is 'double-minded,' meaning they are wavering, indecisive, or have divided loyalties. It is a compound word formed from 'δι-' (di-), meaning 'two' or 'twice,' and 'ψυχή' (psychē), meaning 'soul' or 'mind.' It refers to a person whose mind is split, unable to commit fully to one course of action or belief, often implying instability or hypocrisy.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G1374 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 11:2, 23:3

Codex Sinaiticus

• James — 4:8
• Shepherd of Hermas — 23:6

Pseudo Clement of Rome

• Clement’s Second Letter — 11:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 9 — 1:5
• Mandate 11 — 1:2, 1:4

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 8 — 7:1, 7:2
• Parable 9 — 21:1, 21:2, 21:3

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 4 — 2:6

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• James — 4:8

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΨΥΧΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΔΙΛΟΨΥΧΟΙ — double-minded, irresolute, wavering, undecided
• ΔΙΨΥΧΕ — double-minded, wavering, irresolute, a double-minded person
• ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΑΙΩ — unknown, uncertain
• ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΙΤΕ — be double-minded, be wavering, be irresolute
• ΔΙΨΥΧΟΙΣ — double-minded, to double-minded ones, for double-minded ones
• ΔΙΨΥΧΟΣ — double-minded, wavering, irresolute, a double-minded person
• ΔΙΨΥΧΟΥΣ — double-minded, wavering, irresolute, double-minded ones, wavering ones, irresolute ones
• ΔΙΨΥΧΟΥΣΤΑΙΣ — double-minded, wavering, irresolute, a double-minded person
• ΔΙΨΥΧΩΝ — of double-minded, of wavering, of irresolute

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