Bible word study
Pneuma (Strong’s G4151): Meaning in the Bible
Pneuma (πνεῦμα) is the Greek word numbered G4151 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit. In the King James Bible it is translated ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind..
- Original wordπνεῦμα
- Transliterationpneûma
- Pronunciationpnyoo'-mah
- Strong’s numberG4151
- LanguageGreek
The full Strong’s definition
Derivation. from G4154;
How the King James Bible translates it
And Christ
The same word means spirit, breath, and wind. Christians know the Holy Spirit as the breath of God poured out through Jesus, giving new life to those who once were dead in spirit.
The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.
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