πνεῦμα
Part of speech
A noun names a person, place, thing, or abstract idea. In Biblical Greek, nouns carry grammatical gender and inflect for number, governing the agreement of adjectives and verbs around them. Here it is grammatically neuter — a gender present in Greek but not Hebrew.Definition
from G4154 (πνέω); 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
KJV usage
ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind
All occurrences in KJV
349 verses
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

