Word study · Greek
pneuma
spirit, breath, wind
Say it: PNYOO-mah (approximate)
πνεῦμα
What it means
Breath, wind, or spirit, in Greek and in the Hebrew word ruach behind it. In Luke it most often refers to the Holy Spirit, who fills John, Mary, Elizabeth, Zechariah, Simeon, and Jesus; it also refers to unclean spirits. Luke and Acts together are often called the Gospel of the Spirit.
Range of meaning
- SpiritThe Holy Spirit, or a spirit being.
- BreathLife, the breath of a person.
- WindMoving air.
In Luke
- Chapter 11
"The Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask" (11:13), and the unclean spirit that returns (11:24-26).
Every verse (37)
- Luke 1:15
- Luke 1:17
- Luke 1:35
- Luke 1:41
- Luke 1:47
- Luke 1:67
- Luke 1:80
- Luke 2:25
- Luke 2:26
- Luke 2:27
- Luke 2:40
- Luke 3:16
- Luke 3:22
- Luke 4:1
- Luke 4:14
- Luke 4:18
- Luke 4:33
- Luke 4:36
- Luke 6:18
- Luke 7:21
- Luke 8:2
- Luke 8:29
- Luke 8:55
- Luke 9:39
- Luke 9:42
- Luke 9:55
- Luke 10:20
- Luke 10:21
- Luke 11:13
- Luke 11:24
- Luke 11:26
- Luke 12:10
- Luke 12:12
- Luke 13:11
- Luke 23:46
- Luke 24:37
- Luke 24:39
Verses where G4151G or G4151H is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources