πνεῦμα

pneûma · Greek · Strong's G4151 · 379 occurrences

The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “mind”

What it means

a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit

from G4154 (πνέω);

How the KJV renders it

ghost, life, spiritual, ually, mind

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“mind”

also renders nóēma (G3540), gnṓmē (G1106), énnoia (G1771), psychḗ (G5590), méllō (G3195), noûs (G3563), diánoia (G1271), zimmâh (H2154), yêtser (H3336), lêb (H3820), lêbâb (H3824), nephesh (H5315), rûwach (H7307), rûwach (H7308)

“life”

also renders záō (G2198), bíos (G979), zōḗ (G2222), psychḗ (G5590), chay (H2416), chay (H2417)

“ghost”

also renders nephesh (H5315)

“spiritual”

also renders pneumatikós (G4152)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

379 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 2:4 · N-GSN

My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

1 Corinthians 2:10 · N-GSN

But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

1 Corinthians 2:11 · N-NSN

For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except God’s Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:12 · N-ASN

But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

1 Corinthians 2:13 · N-GSN

We also speak these things, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

1 Corinthians 2:14 · N-GSN

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 3:16 N-NSN1 Corinthians 4:21 N-DSN1 Corinthians 5:3 N-DSN1 Corinthians 5:4 N-GSN1 Corinthians 5:5 N-NSN1 Corinthians 6:11 N-DSN1 Corinthians 6:17 N-NSN1 Corinthians 6:19 N-GSN1 Corinthians 7:34 N-DSN1 Corinthians 7:40 N-ASN1 Corinthians 12:3 N-DSN1 Corinthians 12:4 N-NSN1 Corinthians 12:7 N-GSN1 Corinthians 12:8 N-ASN1 Corinthians 12:9 N-DSN1 Corinthians 12:10 N-GPN1 Corinthians 12:11 N-NSN1 Corinthians 12:13 N-ASN1 Corinthians 14:2 N-DSN1 Corinthians 14:12 N-GPN1 Corinthians 14:14 N-NSN1 Corinthians 14:15 N-DSN1 Corinthians 14:16 N-DSN1 Corinthians 14:32 N-NPN1 Corinthians 15:45 N-ASN1 Corinthians 16:18 N-ASN1 John 3:24 N-GSN1 John 4:1 N-APN1 John 4:2 N-ASN1 John 4:3 N-NSN1 John 4:6 N-ASN1 John 4:13 N-GSN1 John 5:6 N-NSN1 John 5:8 N-NSN1 Peter 1:2 N-GSN1 Peter 1:11 N-NSN1 Peter 1:12 N-DSN1 Peter 3:4 N-GSN1 Peter 3:18 N-DSN1 Peter 3:19 N-DPN1 Peter 4:6 N-DSN1 Peter 4:14 N-NSN1 Thessalonians 1:5 N-DSN1 Thessalonians 1:6 N-GSN1 Thessalonians 4:8 N-ASN1 Thessalonians 5:19 N-ASN1 Thessalonians 5:23 N-NSN1 Timothy 3:16 N-DSN1 Timothy 4:1 N-DPN2 Corinthians 1:22 N-GSN2 Corinthians 2:13 N-DSN2 Corinthians 3:3 N-DSN2 Corinthians 3:6 N-GSN2 Corinthians 3:8 N-GSN

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