Greek word · G5592
ψῦχος
psychos
cold
Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
ψύχος (LT, ψῦ-, as in cl.), -εος (-ους), τό
(ψύχω), [in LXX: Genesis 8:22 (קֹר), Job 37:9, Psalms 147:17 (קָרָה), Zechariah 14:6, Dan LXX TH 3:67,69 * ;]
cold: John 18:18, Acts 28:2, 2 Corinthians 11:27.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Similar words
Where it appears
John · 1
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John 18:18 ψῦχος cold
Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
Acts · 1
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Acts 28:2 ψῦχος. cold.
The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
Here: Cold weather or chill. These people had just swum or floated ashore in soaked clothes in late autumn, so they were at real risk from the cold. The word appears elsewhere in the NT at John 18:18 (another fire, another cold night) and 2 Cor 11:27.
2 Corinthians · 1
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2 Corinthians 11:27 ψύχει cold
in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
Here: Physical cold, as in the night by the fire in John 18:18 or the cold on Malta in Acts 28:2.
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