Word study · Greek

pneuma

spirit, breath, wind

Say it: PNYOO-mah (approximate)

πνεῦμα

What it means

Spirit. "Justified in the spirit" (3:16), "the Spirit says expressly" (4:1), and "in spirit" (4:12).

Range of meaning

  • SpiritThe Holy Spirit, or a spirit being.
  • BreathLife, the breath of a person.
  • WindMoving air.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 3

    "Justified in the spirit" (3:16) and "the Spirit says expressly" (4:1).

  • Chapter 4

    "The Spirit says expressly" (4:1) and "in spirit" (4:12).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G4151G or G4151H is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources