Strong’s G1374 · Greek

δίψυχος
dípsychos

Definition

two-spirited, i.e. vacillating (in opinion or purpose)

Etymology

from G1364 (δίς) and G5590 (ψυχή);

Where the KJV renders it

  • double minded

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

A deep-dive treatment of this word is in the works. The featured chapter above carries the long form of what this word meant to its first audience.