Strong's Lexicon pneumatikos: Spiritual Original Word: πνευματικός Word Origin: Derived from πνεῦμα (pneuma), meaning "spirit" or "breath." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "pneumatikos," the concept is related to the Hebrew word רוּחַ (ruach), Strong's Hebrew 7307, which means "spirit" or "breath." Usage: The term "pneumatikos" is used in the New Testament to describe that which pertains to the spirit or is influenced by the Holy Spirit. It often contrasts with the physical or natural (sarkikos) and emphasizes the divine or supernatural aspect of life and existence. It can refer to spiritual gifts, spiritual wisdom, or the spiritual nature of a person or thing. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the spirit (pneuma) was often associated with life force or breath, a notion that carried over into early Christian thought. The early Christians, influenced by Jewish and Hellenistic ideas, understood the spiritual realm as the domain of God and His activities. The term "pneumatikos" thus became central in describing the life led by the Holy Spirit, distinguishing it from the secular or carnal life. HELPS Word-studies 4152 pneumatikós (an adjective, derived from 4151 /pneúma, "spirit") – spiritual; relating to the realm of spirit, i.e. the invisible sphere in which the Holy Spirit imparts faith, reveals Christ, etc. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pneuma Definition spiritual NASB Translation spiritual (23), spiritual men (1), spiritual things (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4152: πνευματικόςπνευματικός, πνευματικῇ, πνευματικόν (πνεῦμα), spiritual (Vulg.spiritalis); in the N. T. 1. relating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as the part of man which is akin to God and serves as his instrument or organ, opposed to ἡ ψυχή (see πνεῦμα, 2): hence, τό πνευματικόν, that which possesses the nature of the rational soul, opposed to τό ψυχικόν, 1 Corinthians 15:46 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 592 (551)); σῶμα πνευματικόν, the body which is animated and controlled only by the rational soul and by means of which the rational life, of life of the πενυμα, is lived; opposed to σῶμα ψυχικόν, verse 44. 2. belonging to a spirit, or a being higher than man but inferior to God (see πνεῦμα, 3 c.): τά πνευματικά (i. e. spiritual beings or powers (R. V. spiritual hosts), cf. Winer's Grammar, 239 (224)) τῆς πονηρίας (genitive of quality), i. e. wicked spirits, Ephesians 6:12. 3. belonging to the Divine Spirit; a. in reference to things; emanating from the Divine Spirit, or exhibiting its effects and so its character: χάρισμα, Romans 1:11; εὐλογία, Ephesians 1:3; σοφία καί σύνεσις πνευματικῇ (opposed to σοφία σαρκικῇ, 2 Corinthians 1:12; ψυχική, James 3:15), Colossians 1:9; ᾠδαί, divinely inspired, and so redolent of the Holy Spirit, Colossians 3:16; (Ephesians 5:19 Lachmann brackets); ὁ νόμος (opposed to a σάρκινος man), Romans 7:14; θυσίαι, tropically, the acts of a life dedicated to God and approved by him, due to the influence of the Holy Spirit (tacitly opposed to the sacrifices of an external worship), 1 Peter 2:5; equivalent to produced by the sole power of God himself without natural instrumeutality, supernatural, βρῶμα, πόμα, πέτρα, 1 Corinthians 10:3, 4 ((cf. 'Teaching' etc. 10, 3 [ET])); πνευματικά, thoughts, opinions, precepts, maxims, ascribable to the Holy Spirit working in the soul, 1 Corinthians 2:13 (on which see συγκρίνω, 1); τά πνευματικά, spirithal gifts — of the endowments called χαρίσματα (see χάρισμα), 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 14:1; universally, the spiritual or heavenly blessings of the gospel, opposed to τά σαρκικά, Romans 15:27; (1 Corinthians 9:11). b. in reference to persons; one who is filled with and governed by the Spirit of God: 1 Corinthians 2:15 (cf. From pneuma; non-carnal, i.e. (humanly) ethereal (as opposed to gross), or (daemoniacally) a spirit (concretely), or (divinely) supernatural, regenerate, religious -- spiritual. Compare psuchikos. see GREEK pneuma see GREEK psuchikos Englishman's Concordance Romans 1:11 Adj-ANSGRK: χάρισμα ὑμῖν πνευματικὸν εἰς τὸ NAS: some spiritual gift KJV: some spiritual gift, INT: gift to you spiritual to the [end] Romans 7:14 Adj-NMS Romans 15:27 Adj-DNP 1 Corinthians 2:13 Adj-DNP 1 Corinthians 2:13 Adj-ANP 1 Corinthians 2:15 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 3:1 Adj-DMP 1 Corinthians 9:11 Adj-ANP 1 Corinthians 10:3 Adj-ANS 1 Corinthians 10:4 Adj-ANS 1 Corinthians 10:4 Adj-GFS 1 Corinthians 12:1 Adj-GNP 1 Corinthians 14:1 Adj-ANP 1 Corinthians 14:37 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 15:44 Adj-NNS 1 Corinthians 15:44 Adj-NNS 1 Corinthians 15:46 Adj-NNS 1 Corinthians 15:46 Adj-NNS Galatians 6:1 Adj-NMP Ephesians 1:3 Adj-DFS Ephesians 5:19 Adj-DFP Ephesians 6:12 Adj-ANP Colossians 1:9 Adj-DFS Colossians 3:16 Adj-DFP 1 Peter 2:5 Adj-NMS Strong's Greek 4152 |
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