ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΑΙ, διψυχησαι
DIPSYCHĒSAI, dipsychēsai
Sounds Like: dip-sy-KHE-sai
Translations: to be double-minded, to waver, to doubt
From the root: ΔΙΨΥΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'δις' (dis), meaning 'twice' or 'double', and 'ψυχή' (psychē), meaning 'soul' or 'mind'. It describes the state of having two minds or being indecisive, often implying a lack of faith or commitment. It is used to express hesitation, uncertainty, or being torn between two courses of action or beliefs.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1379 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Shepherd of Hermas — 22:4
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 4 — 1:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΨΥΧΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΨΥΧΕΩ — to be double-minded, to doubt, to waver, to hesitate
- ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣ — you doubt, you waver, you hesitate, you are double-minded
- ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having been double-minded, having wavered, having doubted, having hesitated
- ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΑΣΙ — having been double-minded, having wavered, having hesitated, having doubted
- ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΕΙΣ — you will be double-minded, you will waver, you will hesitate, you will doubt
- ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΗΣ — be double-minded, waver, hesitate, doubt
- ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΗΤΕ — be double-minded, waver, hesitate, doubt
- ΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΩΣΙΝ — be of two minds, doubt, waver, hesitate
- ΔΙΨΥΧΟΥΝΤΑΙΣ — (to) those who are double-minded, (for) those who are double-minded, (by) those who are double-minded
- ΔΙΨΥΧΟΥΝΤΕΣ — being double-minded, wavering, hesitating, doubting
- ΔΙΨΥΧΩΜΕΝ — we are double-minded, we waver, we hesitate, we doubt
- ἘΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΑΝ — they were double-minded, they doubted, they wavered, they hesitated
- ἘΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΑΣ — you doubted, you wavered, you hesitated, you were double-minded
- ΕΔΙΨΥΧΗΣΑΣ — you wavered, you doubted, you were double-minded
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