Psuchikos (5591 in Strong's Concordance) is an adjective in Ancient Greek that means natural or unspiritual, and is formed by the following:
psuche - soul, life
tikos - suffix
In all cases, psuchikos is used in a negative sense, to show a defect in our perception of God, a weakness in our current body, or in the extremist sense, a person that is worldly and demonic.
By contrast, a believer should be pneumatikos, that is to say, one who is perceptive to the Spirit of God, knowledgeable in the ways of truth and life, and joyous in singing praises to God.
Related Terms
The following terms are often used in connection or contrast with psuchikos:
phusis - nature
psuché - soul, life
apsuchos - lifeless
isopsuchos - likeminded
eupsucheó - to be encouraged
phusikos (contrast) - natural and beast like
pneumatikos (contrast) - spiritual
Usage
Psuchikos is used 6 times across 5 verses. Below is a list of all references to psuchikos in the New Testament:
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 2:14
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
1 Corinthians 15:44
But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.
1 Corinthians 15:46
This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
James 3:15
It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit.
Jude 1:19
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