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πνεῦμα

pneumaspirit/breath: spirit
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter379 occurrences25 books344 verses

Definition

πνεῦμα, -τος, τό,

[in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ;]

1. of air in motion;

(a) wind: John 3:8; pl., Hebrews 1:7 (LXX);

(b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Revelation 11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2 Thessalonians 2:8 (cf. Ps 32 (33)6).

2. Of the vital principle, the spirit (Arist., Polyb., al.): Luke 8:55, John 19:30, Acts 7:59, al.; opposite to σάρξ, Matthew 26:41, Mark 14:38, 1 Corinthians 5:5, al.; to σῶμα, Romans 8:10, 1 Corinthians 6:17; 7:34, 1 Peter 4:6; to ψυχή, Philippians 1:27, Hebrews 4:12; τὸ π. καὶ ἡ ψ. καὶ τ. σῶμα, 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (M, Th., in l.); dative, τῷ π., in spirit, Mark 2:8; 8:12, John 11:33; 13:21, Acts 18:25, Romans 12:11, 1 Corinthians 7:34, 1 Peter 3:18, al.; of the human spirit of Christ, Romans 1:4, 1 Timothy 3:16.

3. spirit, i.e. frame of mind, disposition, influence: Luke 1:17, Romans 8:15, 1 Corinthians 4:21, Galatians 6:1, Ephesians 2:2, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 John 4:6, al.

4. An incorporeal being, a spirit: Luke 24:37, 39, Acts 23:8; π. ὁ θεός, God is spirit, John 4:24; πατὴρ τῶν π., Hebrews 12:9; of disembodied human beings, Hebrews 12:23, 1 Peter 3:19 (ICC, in l.; DB, iii, 795); of angels. Hebrews 1:14; of demons or evil spirits, Matthew 8:16, Mark 9:20, Luke 9:39, al.; π. πύθυωνα, Acts 16:16; πνεύματα δαιμονίων, Revelation 16:14; π. δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Luke 4:33; π. ἀσθενείας (Bl., §35, 5), Luke 13:11; π. ἀκάθαρτον, Matthew 10:1, Mark 1:23, Luke 4:36, Acts 5:16; π. ἄλαλον (καὶ κωφόν), Mark 9:17, 25; πονηρόν, Luke 7:21, Acts 19:12, al.

5. Of the Holy Spirit, π. ἅγιον, τὸ ἅ. π., τὸ π. τὸ ἅ. τὸ π., π. (the article as a rule being used when the Spirit is regarded as a Person or a Divine Power, and omitted when the reference is to an operation, influence or gift of the Spirit; see WM, 151:5; Bl., §46, 7): anarth., Matthew 1:18; 3:11, 16 4:1, Mark 1:8 (Swete, in l.), ib.10, Luke 1:15, John 7:39, Acts 19:2, Romans 5:5, 1 Corinthians 2:4, al.; with art., Matthew 4:1; 12:31, 32, Mark 1:10; 3:29, Luke 2:26, John 7:36; 14:26, Acts 4:31; 5:3, Romans 8:16, al.; (τὸ) π. (τοῦ) θεοῦ, Matthew 3:16, Romans 8:9, Ephesians 3:16, 1 John 4:2, al.; τὸ π. τ. πατρός, Matthew 10:20; π. θεοῦ ζῶντος, 2 Corinthians 3:3; (τὸ) π. τοῦ κυρίου, Luke 4:18, Acts 5:9; 8:39; τὸ π. Ἰησοῦ, Acts 16:7; Χριστοῦ, Romans 8:9; Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Philippians 1:19; τὸ π. τ. ἀληθείας, John 15:26; 16:13, 1 John 4:6; λείγει (μαρτυρεῖ) τὸ π. (τὸ ἅγιον), Acts 21:11; 28:25, 1 Timothy 4:1, Hebrews 3:7; 10:15, Revelation 14:13; before τ. ἐκκλησίαις, Revelation 2:7, 11 17, 29, 3:6, 12, 22; ἐν τ. π., Luke 2:27; κατὰ πνεῦμα, Romans 8:4, 5; ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ π., John 3:5, διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου, Hebrews 9:14; ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:2; ἓν π., 1 Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 2:18; 4:4; ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ π. ἐστιν, 2 Corinthians 3:17; of that which is effected or governed by the Spirit, opposite to γράμμα, Romans 2:29; 7:6, 2 Corinthians 3:6.

Synonyms: νοῦς, which in NT is contrasted with π. as "the action of the understanding in man with that of the spiritual or ecstatic impulse" (DB, iv, 612); ψυχή — the usual term in cl. psychology—in NT, "expresses man as apart from God, a separate individual, π. expresses man as drawing his life from God" (DB, 1-vol., 872).

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

379 total
  1. Matthew 1:18πνεύματος · Spirit
    This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
  2. Matthew 1:20Πνεύματός · Spirit
    But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
  3. Matthew 3:11Πνεύματι · Spirit
    I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  4. Matthew 3:16Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
  5. Matthew 4:1Πνεύματος · Spirit
    Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
  6. Matthew 5:3πνεύματι · spirit
    “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  7. Matthew 8:16πνεύματα · spirits
    When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
  8. Matthew 10:1πνευμάτων · spirits
    And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
  9. Matthew 10:20Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
  10. Matthew 12:18Πνεῦμά · Spirit
    “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
  11. Matthew 12:28Πνεύματι · [the] Spirit
    But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  12. Matthew 12:31Πνεύματος · [the] Spirit
    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
  13. Matthew 12:32Πνεύματος · Spirit
    Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
  14. Matthew 12:43πνεῦμα · spirit
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
  15. Matthew 12:45πνεύματα · spirits
    Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  16. Matthew 22:43Πνεύματι · [the] Spirit
    Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
  17. Matthew 26:41πνεῦμα · spirit
    “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  18. Matthew 27:50πνεῦμα · spirit
    When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
  19. Matthew 28:19Πνεύματος · Spirit
    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
  20. Mark 1:8Πνεύματι · Spirit
    I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
  21. Mark 1:10Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.
  22. Mark 1:12Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,
  23. Mark 1:23πνεύματι · spirit
    Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
  24. Mark 1:26πνεῦμα · spirit
    At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
  25. Mark 1:27πνεύμασι · spirits
    All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
  26. Mark 2:8πνεύματι · spirit
    At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
  27. Mark 3:11πνεύματα · spirits
    And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
  28. Mark 3:29Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
  29. Mark 3:30Πνεῦμα · spirit
    Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
  30. Mark 5:2πνεύματι · spirit
    As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
  31. Mark 5:8πνεῦμα · spirit
    For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
  32. Mark 5:13πνεύματα · spirits
    He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
  33. Mark 6:7πνευμάτων · spirits
    Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
  34. Mark 7:25πνεῦμα · spirit
    Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
  35. Mark 8:12πνεύματι · spirit
    Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
  36. Mark 9:17πνεῦμα · a spirit
    Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
  37. Mark 9:20πνεῦμα · spirit
    So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
  38. Mark 9:25 (2×)πνεύματι · spirit; πνεῦμα · spirit
    When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
  39. Mark 12:36Πνεύματι · Spirit
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  40. Mark 13:11Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
  41. Mark 14:38πνεῦμα · spirit
    Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  42. Luke 1:15Πνεύματος · Spirit
    …for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
  43. Luke 1:17πνεύματι · [the] spirit
    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
  44. Luke 1:35Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
  45. Luke 1:41Πνεύματος · Spirit
    When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
  46. Luke 1:47πνεῦμά · spirit
    …and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
  47. Luke 1:67Πνεύματος · Spirit
    Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
  48. Luke 1:80πνεύματι · in spirit
    And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
  49. Luke 2:25Πνεῦμα · Spirit
    Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.