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pneumatikós

spiritual

Say it: pnyoo-mah-tee-KOS (approximate)

πνευματικός

What it means

Belonging to the Spirit, or shaped by the Spirit. In this letter it describes people, gifts, and things. Paul uses it against those who treated being "spiritual" as a proud status. For him it means to be led by God's Spirit (2:13-15; 12:1; 14:1; 15:44-46).

Range of meaning

  • Of the SpiritComing from God's Spirit.
  • Spiritual personOne led by the Spirit.
  • Spiritual giftsWhat the Spirit gives.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 2

    "Explaining spiritual things in spiritual words" (2:13-15).

  • Chapter 10

    "Spiritual food" and "spiritual drink" (10:3-4).

  • Chapter 12

    "Now concerning spiritual gifts" (12:1).

  • Chapter 15

    "It is raised a spiritual body" (15:44-46).

Every verse (11)

Verses where G4152 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources