1374. dipsuchos

Strong's Lexicon

dipsuchos: Double-minded

Original Word: δίψυχος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: dipsuchos
Pronunciation: dip'-soo-khos
Phonetic Spelling: (dip'-soo-khos)
Definition: Double-minded
Meaning: (lit: of two souls, of two selves), double-minded, wavering.

Word Origin: From δίς (dis, meaning "twice" or "double") and ψυχή (psuchē, meaning "soul" or "mind")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "dipsuchos," the concept of divided loyalty or a lack of faithfulness can be related to Hebrew terms such as סָעַר (sa'ar, meaning "to be unstable" or "to waver") and פָּסַח (pasach, meaning "to limp" or "to hesitate" as in 1 Kings 18:21).

Usage: The term "dipsuchos" is used to describe someone who is wavering or indecisive in their beliefs or actions, particularly in their faith and relationship with God. It conveys the idea of having a divided loyalty or being unstable in one's spiritual life.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the soul (ψυχή) was central to understanding human nature. The idea of being "double-minded" would have been seen as a lack of integrity or consistency, which was important in both philosophical and religious contexts. In the early Christian community, steadfastness in faith was crucial, and being "dipsuchos" was seen as a spiritual deficiency.

HELPS Word-studies

1374 dípsyxos (an adjective, derived from 1364 /dís, "two" and 5590 /psyxḗ, "soul") – properly, "two souled"; (figuratively) "double-minded," i.e. a person "split in half," vacillating like a "spiritual schizophrenic." This term may have been coined in the NT (R. Lenski, P. Davids).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from dis and psuché
Definition
of two minds, wavering
NASB Translation
double-minded (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1374: δίψυχος

δίψυχος, διψυχον (δίς and ψυχή), double-minded;

a. wavering, uncertain, doubting: James 1:8 (οἱ δίψυχοι καί οἱ δισταζοντες περί τῆς τοῦ θοῦ δυνάμεως, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 11, 2 [ET]; ταλαίπωροι εἰσιν οἱ δίψυχοι, οἱ δισταζοντες τήν ψυχήν (others τῇ ψυχή), ibid. 23, 3 [ET]; μή γίνου δίψυχος ἐν προσευχή σου, εἰ ἔσται ἤ οὐ, Apostolic Constitutions 7, 11; μή γίνου δίψυχος ἐν προσευχή σου, μακάριος γάρ ὁ μή διστασας, Ignatius ad. Heron. 7; (cf. references in Muller's note on the Epistle of Barnabas, 19, 5 [ET])).

b. divided in interest namely, between God and the world: James 4:8. Not found in secular writings. (Philo, fragment 2:663).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

double minded.

From dis and psuche; two-spirited, i.e. Vacillating (in opinion or purpose) -- double minded.

see GREEK dis

see GREEK psuche

Forms and Transliterations

διψυχοι δίψυχοι διψυχος δίψυχος dipsuchoi dipsuchos dipsychoi dípsychoi dipsychos dípsychos

Englishman's Concordance

James 1:8 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἀνὴρ δίψυχος ἀκατάστατος ἐν
NAS: [being] a double-minded man, unstable
KJV: A double minded man [is] unstable
INT: [he is] a man double-minded unstable in

James 4:8 Adj-VMP
GRK: ἁγνίσατε καρδίας δίψυχοι
NAS: your hearts, you double-minded.
KJV: [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.
INT: have purified [your] hearts you double minded

Strong's Greek 1374
2 Occurrences

δίψυχοι — 1 Occ.
δίψυχος — 1 Occ.