Strong G4152πνευματικός
spiritual
- Transliteration
- pneumatikos
- Pronunciation
- phyoo-mat-ik-os'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
πνευματικός, -ή, -όν
(πνεῦμα),
1. of or caused by the wind, air or breath (Arist., al.).
2. spiritual (opposite to σωματικός, Plut.);
__(a) of created beings : τὰ π. (RV, the spiritual hosts), Eph.6:12; of that which is related to the human spirit, opposite to ψυχικός, 1Co.15:44 15:46;
__(b) of that which belongs to or is actuated by the Divine Spirit;
__α of persons : 1Co.2:15 3:1 14:37, Gal.6:1; οἶκος π., figuratively, 1Pe.2:5;
__β of things : Rom.1:11 7:14, 1Co.2:13 10:3-4 12:1 14:1, Eph.1:3 5:19, Col.1:9 3:16, 1Pe.2:5; opposite to τ. σαρκικά, Rom.15:27, 1Co.9:11.†
SYN.: ψυχικός, which see, and cf. DB, ii, 410, iv, 612 (AS)
(πνεῦμα),
1. of or caused by the wind, air or breath (Arist., al.).
2. spiritual (opposite to σωματικός, Plut.);
__(a) of created beings : τὰ π. (RV, the spiritual hosts), Eph.6:12; of that which is related to the human spirit, opposite to ψυχικός, 1Co.15:44 15:46;
__(b) of that which belongs to or is actuated by the Divine Spirit;
__α of persons : 1Co.2:15 3:1 14:37, Gal.6:1; οἶκος π., figuratively, 1Pe.2:5;
__β of things : Rom.1:11 7:14, 1Co.2:13 10:3-4 12:1 14:1, Eph.1:3 5:19, Col.1:9 3:16, 1Pe.2:5; opposite to τ. σαρκικά, Rom.15:27, 1Co.9:11.†
SYN.: ψυχικός, which see, and cf. DB, ii, 410, iv, 612 (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4152 appears in 21 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- spiritual16
- thing3
- be2
- unto1
First verses
- Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
- Romans 7:14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
- Romans 15:27It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
- 1 Corinthians 2:13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
- 1 Corinthians 2:15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 9:11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
- 1 Corinthians 10:3And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
- 1 Corinthians 10:4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
- 1 Corinthians 14:1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
- 1 Corinthians 14:37If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 15:44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
- 1 Corinthians 15:46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
- Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Ephesians 5:19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- Ephesians 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
- Colossians 1:9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πνευμᾰτ-ικός, ή, όν,
of wind or air, κινήσεις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 916b4; βία π. [prev. author] “HA” 586a17; φύσεις 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.39U.; ἀέρος ψυχρότης 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 4.12.5)]; π. [ὄργανον] a machine moved by wind, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Vitruvius Scriptor de Architectura Latinus 10.1.1; μηχάνημα 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus “περὶ ψυχῆς παθῶν κτλ. - Galeni Scripta Minora” 2.3.)]
2 of the nature of wind or air, τὰ π. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 380a23)]; π. ξηρότης, i. e. a dry vapour, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 35.)]
2.b of subtle substance, τὸ π. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 1.3.5)]; οὐσία, opposed to ὑγρά, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.15, compare 2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.8, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 7.596.)]
3 inflated, distended with air, ὑστέραι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 584b22.)]
4 active (= πνευματώδης [Refs (1.3))], causing flatulence, οἶνος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pr.” 955a35; βρώματα 3rd c.BC: Nicomachus Comicus 1.31, compare 3rd c.BC: Diphilus Siphnius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 3.73a (_superlative_), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.286e, 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.52)]. adverb -κῶς by flatulence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.537.)]
5 breathing, exhaling, εὐοσμία [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.16.3.)]
II of the breath or breathing, τὸ π. μόριον, ὁ π. τόπος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 781a31, “Pr.” 962a11.)]
III of spirit, spiritual, interpolated in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.129c)]; opposed to σαρκικός, ψυχικός, [NT (NT.Rom.15.27, NT.1Cor.2.13, etc.)] adverb -κῶς[Refs ([prev. work] 14.)]
IV οἱ Π. a school of physicians who referred all questions of health to pneumatic agencies, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 8.749, 15.111.)]
V conveying πνεῦμα, κοιλία, of the left ventricle of the heart (opposed to αἱματική), [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Erasistratus Medicus cited in [same work] “UP” 6.12, compare “Placita Philosophorum” 4.5.7.)]
VI Rhet., adverb -κῶς in one breath (compare πνεῦμα VI), ἀποτείνεσθαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ εὑρέσεως” 4.1.)]
of wind or air, κινήσεις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 916b4; βία π. [prev. author] “HA” 586a17; φύσεις 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.39U.; ἀέρος ψυχρότης 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 4.12.5)]; π. [ὄργανον] a machine moved by wind, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Vitruvius Scriptor de Architectura Latinus 10.1.1; μηχάνημα 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus “περὶ ψυχῆς παθῶν κτλ. - Galeni Scripta Minora” 2.3.)]
2 of the nature of wind or air, τὰ π. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 380a23)]; π. ξηρότης, i. e. a dry vapour, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 35.)]
2.b of subtle substance, τὸ π. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 1.3.5)]; οὐσία, opposed to ὑγρά, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.15, compare 2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.8, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 7.596.)]
3 inflated, distended with air, ὑστέραι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 584b22.)]
4 active (= πνευματώδης [Refs (1.3))], causing flatulence, οἶνος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Pr.” 955a35; βρώματα 3rd c.BC: Nicomachus Comicus 1.31, compare 3rd c.BC: Diphilus Siphnius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 3.73a (_superlative_), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.286e, 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.52)]. adverb -κῶς by flatulence, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.537.)]
5 breathing, exhaling, εὐοσμία [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.16.3.)]
II of the breath or breathing, τὸ π. μόριον, ὁ π. τόπος, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 781a31, “Pr.” 962a11.)]
III of spirit, spiritual, interpolated in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.129c)]; opposed to σαρκικός, ψυχικός, [NT (NT.Rom.15.27, NT.1Cor.2.13, etc.)] adverb -κῶς[Refs ([prev. work] 14.)]
IV οἱ Π. a school of physicians who referred all questions of health to pneumatic agencies, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 8.749, 15.111.)]
V conveying πνεῦμα, κοιλία, of the left ventricle of the heart (opposed to αἱματική), [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Erasistratus Medicus cited in [same work] “UP” 6.12, compare “Placita Philosophorum” 4.5.7.)]
VI Rhet., adverb -κῶς in one breath (compare πνεῦμα VI), ἀποτείνεσθαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ εὑρέσεως” 4.1.)]