Greek · Strong's G4151

πνεῦμα

pneûma · noun · “spirit, breath”

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Pneuma signifie souffle, vent ou esprit. Le mot désigne l'esprit humain et, surtout, l'Esprit Saint — la présence et la puissance de Dieu lui-même à l'œuvre dans son peuple.

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Like the Hebrew ruach, pneuma evokes wind and breath — unseen but powerful. Jesus uses exactly that image with Nicodemus: the Spirit, like wind, “blows where it wishes.” The word covers the human inner life and the third person of the Trinity.

The Holy Spirit (pneuma hagion) indwells believers, gives new birth, produces Christlike fruit, and empowers witness. To live “by the Spirit” is to be carried by God’s own breath rather than by mere human effort.

Strong's reference

Definition: 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

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

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John 3:8 “The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”” Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,” Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.””