Double-minded
δίψυχοςStrong’s G1374dipsuchos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dipsuchos is the Greek word usually translated “double-minded”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”
Meaning
Usually translated “double-minded”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- double-minded 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δίψυχος dipsuchos · double-minded
δίψυχος, -ον (δίς, ψυχή), of two minds, wavering: Jas.1:8 4:8 (Cremer, 588; DB, iv, 528).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “doubleminded” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOUBLE-MINDED, adjective
Having different minds at different times; unsettled; wavering; unstable; undetermined.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.