ΔΙΩΥΣΙΑΝ, διωυσιαν
DIŌUSIAN, diōusian
Sounds Like: dip-see-KHEE-an
Translations: double-mindedness, indecision, wavering, doubt
From the root: ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word, ΔΙΩΥΣΙΑΝ, appears to be a misspelling or a variant of the Koine Greek word ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑΝ (dipsychian), which is the accusative singular form of ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑ (dipsychia). It refers to a state of having two minds or souls, indicating indecision, wavering, or doubt. It describes a person who is unstable in their thoughts or intentions, often leading to a lack of steadfastness or faith. It is used to describe a spiritual or psychological state of being torn between two different courses of action or beliefs.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1375 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 10 — 2:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑ.
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.
- ΔΙΨΥΣΙΑ — double-mindedness, a double-mindedness, wavering, doubt, indecision
- ΔΙΨΥΣΙΑΝ — double-mindedness, a double-mindedness, wavering, indecision
- ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑ — double-mindedness, wavering, indecision, doubt, a double mind
- ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑΙ — double-mindedness, doubt, indecision, instances of double-mindedness
- ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑΝ — double-mindedness, doubt, indecision, hesitation
- ΔΙΨΥΧΙΑΣ — of double-mindedness, of wavering, of indecision, of doubt
- ΔΙΨΥΧΙΩΝ — of double-mindedness, of an unsettled mind, of wavering
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