ΟΛΙΓΟΨΥΧΟΥΣ, ολιγοψυχους
OLIGOPSYCHOUS, oligopsychous
Sounds Like: oh-lee-GOP-see-khoos
Translations: faint-hearted, discouraged, timid, of little courage
From the root: ΟΛΙΓΟΨΥΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'faint-hearted' or 'discouraged'. It describes someone who lacks courage or spirit, often due to fear or despair. It combines 'oligos' (little, few) and 'psyche' (soul, spirit, mind), literally meaning 'having a small soul' or 'small-spirited'. It is used to describe individuals who are easily disheartened or timid.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G3640 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Thessalonians — 5:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΛΙΓΟΨΥΧΟΣ.
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.
- ΟΛΙΓΟΨΥΧΟΙ — faint-hearted, discouraged, disheartened, of little courage
- ΟΛΙΓΟΨΥΧΟΙΣ — to the faint-hearted, to the discouraged, to the timid, faint-hearted, discouraged, timid
- ΟΛΙΓΟΨΥΧΟΝ — faint-hearted, discouraged, a faint-hearted person, a discouraged person
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