For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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πνεῦμα
Vocabulary form:
πνεῦμα
Definition:
spirit, Spirit; wind, breath
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
379
GK:
4460
Cognates:
Pneumatology is the study of spiritual beings.
Mnemonics:
I knew it in my spirit!
Mnemonic Singing:
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;
oh what a foretaste of glory divine;
heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
Notes:
By "Spirit" we mean the Holy Spirit. Remember, in Greek there are no silent consonants, so the pi is pronounced; unlike in English where, for example, the "p" is not pronounced in the word, "pneumatic."
Biblical Concordance
| James 4:5 | Or do you imagine that scripture has no meaning when it says, “God yearns jealously over the spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) that he has placed in us”? |
| 1 Peter 1:2 | elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be yours in ever increasing measure. |
| 1 Peter 1:11 | trying to discover what time or manner of time the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) of Christ who was in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. |
| 1 Peter 1:12 | To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to you, they were ministering these things that now have been announced to you through those who preached to you by the Holy Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) sent from heaven — things into which angels long to look. |
| 1 Peter 3:4 | but let it be the inner person of the heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut), which in the sight of God is precious. |
| 1 Peter 3:18 | Because Christ also suffered once for our sins, the righteous on behalf of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut), |
| 1 Peter 3:19 | in which also he went and proclaimed to the spirits (pneumasin | πνεύμασιν | dat pl neut) in prison, |
| 1 Peter 4:6 | It was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to the dead, so that though they were judged as men in the flesh, they might live as God in the Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut). |
| 1 Peter 4:14 | If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, that is, the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) of God, is resting on you. |
| 2 Peter 1:21 | for prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men borne along by the Holy Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) spoke from God. |
| 1 John 3:24 | And the one who keeps his commandments resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us: by the Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) whom he has given to us. |
| 1 John 4:1 | Dear friends, do not believe every spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut), but test the spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | acc pl neut) to find out whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. |
| 1 John 4:2 | This is how you can recognize the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) of God: every spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, |
| 1 John 4:3 | but every spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard was coming, and now is already in the world. |
| 1 John 4:6 | We are from God. The person who knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) of truth and the spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) of error. |
| 1 John 4:13 | By this we know that we abide in God and he in us: because he has given us of his Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut). |
| 1 John 5:6 | This is the one who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and blood. And the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is the one who testifies, because the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is the truth. |
| 1 John 5:8 | the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) and the water and the blood; and the three are in accord. |
| Jude 1:19 | These are the ones causing division, worldly-minded, and devoid of the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut). |
| Jude 1:20 | But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut). |
| Revelation 1:4 | John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits (pneumatōn | πνευμάτων | gen pl neut) who are before his throne, |
| Revelation 1:10 | I was in the spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, |
| Revelation 2:7 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. |
| Revelation 2:11 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is saying to the churches. The one who conquers will not be harmed by the second death. |
| Revelation 2:17 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it. |
| Revelation 2:29 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is saying to the churches. |
| Revelation 3:1 | “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | acc pl neut) of God and the seven stars has this to say: I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you are dead. |
| Revelation 3:6 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is saying to the churches. |
| Revelation 3:13 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is saying to the churches. |
| Revelation 3:22 | He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) is saying to the churches.” |
| Revelation 4:2 | Immediately I was in the spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut), and behold, a throne was standing in heaven and one sitting on the throne! |
| Revelation 4:5 | Out from the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | nom pl neut) of God, were burning before the throne, |
| Revelation 5:6 | And I saw standing there, between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | nom pl neut) of God sent out into all the earth. |
| Revelation 11:11 | But after the three and a half days, the breath (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) of life from God entered them and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell on those who were watching them. |
| Revelation 13:15 | The second beast was allowed to animate the image of the first beast so that the image of the beast could speak, and could cause all those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. |
| Revelation 14:13 | And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes indeed!” says the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut), “so they can rest from their labors, because their deeds will follow them!” |
| Revelation 16:13 | And I saw three unclean spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | acc pl neut), which looked like frogs, coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. |
| Revelation 16:14 | They were demonic spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | nom pl neut), performing signs, who go out to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. |
| Revelation 17:3 | So he carried me away in the spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) into a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast covered with blasphemous names. It had seven heads and ten horns. |
| Revelation 18:2 | And he called out with a powerful voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut), a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. |
| Revelation 19:10 | Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony about Jesus is the spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) of prophecy.” |
| Revelation 21:10 | And he carried me away in the spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) up onto a great, lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. |
| Revelation 22:6 | And he said to me, “These words are reliable and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits (pneumatōn | πνευμάτων | gen pl neut) of the prophets, has sent his angel to show to his servants what must soon take place.” |
| Revelation 22:17 | The Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) and the Bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come forward; and whoever so desires, let him receive the water of life free of charge. |