πνεῦμα | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

πνεῦμα, -ματος, τό

Definition

spirit, Spirit; wind, breath; inner life

Erasmian

Modern

Root

πνευματ

Frequency

379

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.

Song

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

Romans 8:14	For it is those who are led by the Spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut) of God who are the sons of God.
Romans 8:15	For you did not receive the spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| acc sg neut) of slavery leading back to fear, but you received the Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| acc sg neut) of adoption. By him we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
Romans 8:16	The Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) himself bears witness with our spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut) that we are children of God,
Romans 8:23	And not only this, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut), groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
Romans 8:26	In the same way, the Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Romans 8:27	And God, who searches our hearts, knows the desire of the Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut), because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 9:1	I am telling the truth in Christ — I am not lying; my conscience convinces me in the Holy Spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut) —
Romans 11:8	as it is written, “God gave them a spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| acc sg neut) of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”
Romans 12:11	do not lag in zeal; be enthusiastic in spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut); serve the Lord;
Romans 14:17	For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut).
Romans 15:13	Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut).
Romans 15:16	to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut).
Romans 15:19	by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut) of God, so that from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled my ministry of proclaiming the gospel of Christ.
Romans 15:30	Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut), to join me in fervent prayer to God on my behalf,
1 Corinthians 2:4	My word and my message were not delivered with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut) and of power,
1 Corinthians 2:10	But God has revealed them to us through his Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut); for the Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) searches everything, even the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 2:11	For who can know the thoughts of a man except the man’s own spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) that is in him? In the same way, no one can understand the thoughts of God except the Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) of God.
1 Corinthians 2:12	It was not the spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| acc sg neut) of the world that we received, but the Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| acc sg neut) sent from God, that we might understand the gifts freely given to us by God.
1 Corinthians 2:13	And we speak about these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut), expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
1 Corinthians 2:14	The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut) of God, for they are foolishness to him; he cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 3:16	Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) lives in you?
1 Corinthians 4:21	What would you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of correction or with love in a spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut) of gentleness?
1 Corinthians 5:3	For though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit (pneumati \| πνεύματι \| dat sg neut); and I have already passed judgment on the one who did this, just as though I were present.
1 Corinthians 5:4	When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit (pneumatos \| πνεύματος \| gen sg neut), with the power of our Lord Jesus,
1 Corinthians 5:5	hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit (pneuma \| πνεῦμα \| nom sg neut) may be saved on the Day of the Lord.