For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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πνεῦμα
Vocabulary form:
pneu:ma, -matoV, tov
Definition:
spirit, Spirit; wind, breath; inner life
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
379
GK:
4460
Root:
pneumat
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.
Verse:
“Unless one is born of water and πνεῦμα, they cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5)
“The πνεῦμα blows wherever it chooses, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it is coming from or where it is going.” (John 3:8)
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
| Luke 2:27 | So he came in the Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, |
| Luke 3:16 | John gave an answer to all, saying, “I indeed baptize you with water, but there is coming one who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He it is who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) and fire. |
| Luke 3:22 | and the Holy Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” |
| Luke 4:1 | Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut), returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) in the wilderness |
| Luke 4:14 | Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) to Galilee, and a report about him spread throughout the whole countryside. |
| Luke 4:18 | “The Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send the oppressed away in liberty, |
| Luke 4:33 | Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, |
| Luke 4:36 | Astonishment came over them all, and they said to one another, “What is this teaching? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits (pneumasin | πνεύμασιν | dat pl neut) and they come out!” |
| Luke 6:18 | They had come to hear him speak and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits (pneumatōn | πνευμάτων | gen pl neut) were healed. |
| Luke 7:21 | In that hour he healed many people of diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits (pneumatōn | πνευμάτων | gen pl neut); and to many who were blind he gave the ability to see. |
| Luke 8:2 | as well as certain women who had been healed from evil spirits (pneumatōn | πνευμάτων | gen pl neut) and diseases (Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, |
| Luke 8:29 | For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) to come out of the man; for many times it had seized him and he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert. |
| Luke 8:55 | And her spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) returned, and she got up at once. He commanded that something be given her to eat. |
| Luke 9:39 | and a spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth; and with difficulty it departs from him, bruising him as it leaves. |
| Luke 9:42 | While he was on his way, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut), healed the child, and gave him back to his father. |
| Luke 10:20 | However, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | nom pl neut) are subject to you, but rejoice that your names have been recorded in heaven.” |
| Luke 10:21 | At this time Jesus was filled with joy by the Holy Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut), and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was well-pleasing in your sight. |
| Luke 11:13 | If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) to those who ask him!” |
| Luke 11:24 | “When the unclean spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) departs from a person, it travels through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding one; then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I departed.’ |
| Luke 11:26 | Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits (pneumata | πνεύματα | acc pl neut) more evil than itself, — seven of them! — and after going in they settle down to live there. So the last state of that person has become worse than the first.” |
| Luke 12:10 | And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) will not be forgiven. |
| Luke 12:12 | For the Holy Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) will teach you in that very hour what it is necessary to say.” |
| Luke 13:11 | and there was a woman there who had had a spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) of weakness for eighteen years. She was bent over and not able to straighten up at all. |
| Luke 23:46 | Then Jesus, crying out in a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) Having said this, he breathed his last. |
| Luke 24:37 | But they startled and frightened, and thought they were seeing a ghost (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut). |
| Luke 24:39 | Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, for a ghost (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” |
| John 1:32 | Then John testified, saying, “I saw the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) coming down as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. |
| John 1:33 | I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) descending and remaining it is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) |
| John 3:5 | Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless one is born of water and Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut), he cannot enter the kingdom of God. |
| John 3:6 | What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) is spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut). |
| John 3:8 | The wind (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) blows wherever it chooses, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it is coming from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) |
| John 3:34 | For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) in a limited measure. |
| John 4:23 | But the hour is coming, and is here already, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) and in truth; for indeed the Father is seeking just such people to be his worshipers. |
| John 4:24 | God is spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut), and those who worship him must worship in spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) and in truth.” |
| John 6:63 | It is the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) who gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) and life. |
| John 7:39 | Now he said this about the Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut), which those who believed in him were to receive; for the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) was not yet present, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. |
| John 11:33 | When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) and greatly distressed. |
| John 13:21 | After saying these things, Jesus became troubled in spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut), and testified, “I tell you the solemn truth, one of you will betray me.” |
| John 14:17 | the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut) of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you will know him, for he will dwell with you and will be in you. |
| John 14:26 | But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut), whom the Father will send in my name, will instruct you regarding all things, and cause you to remember everything that I have told you. |
| John 15:26 | “But when the Paraclete comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) of truth who comes forth from the Father, he will bear witness about me. |
| John 16:13 | But when he, the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak on his own, but will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you things yet to come. |
| John 19:30 | When he had taken the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is accomplished!” And he bowed his head and handed over his spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut). |
| John 20:22 | Having said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | acc sg neut). |
| Acts 1:2 | until the day when, having given commands through the Holy Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) to the apostles he had chosen, he was taken up; |
| Acts 1:5 | for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit (pneumati | πνεύματι | dat sg neut) not many days from now.” |
| Acts 1:8 | But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” |
| Acts 1:16 | “My brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became guide to those who arrested Jesus. |
| Acts 2:4 | And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut), and they began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit (pneuma | πνεῦμα | nom sg neut) gave them utterance. |
| Acts 2:17 | ‘And it will be in the last days,’ declares God, ‘that I will pour out my Spirit (pneumatos | πνεύματος | gen sg neut) on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. |
Mnemonics
Mnemonics:
PNEUMonia in my SPIRIT takes
PNEUMonia in my SPIRIT takes my BREATH away.