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Word study · Greek

pneuma

spirit, breath, wind

Say it: PNYOO-mah (approximate)

πνεῦμα

What it means

Spirit. The Galatians received the Spirit by faith, not by works (3:2-5, 3:14); God sent "the Spirit of his Son into your hearts" (4:6); Isaac was born "according to the Spirit" (4:29).

Range of meaning

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

In Galatians

  • Chapter 3

    "Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law?" (3:2-5, 3:14).

  • Chapter 4

    "God sent out the Spirit of his Son" (4:6, 4:29).

  • Chapter 5

    "Walk by the Spirit" (5:5, 5:16-25).

  • Chapter 6

    "He who sows to the Spirit" (6:1, 6:8, 6:18).

Every verse (15)

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