Strong G5326φάντασμα

ghost

Transliteration
phantasma
Pronunciation
fan'-tas-mah
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From G5324; (properly concretely) a (mere) show (phantasm) that is spectre: - spirit.

Detailed definition

φάντασμα, -τος, τό
(φαντάζω), [in LXX: Job.20:8 A (חִזָּיוֹן), Isa.28:7 A, Wis.17:15 *;]
= φάσμα, an appearance, apparition (Æsch., al.): Mat.14:26, Mrk.6:49 (see DCG, i, 111b).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5326 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • spirit2

First verses

  1. Matthew 14:26
    And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
  2. Mark 6:49
    But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φάντᾰσ-μα, ατος, τό,
={φάσμα}, apparition, phantom, ἐνύπνια φαντάσματα [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 710; νυκτέρων φ. ἔχουσι μορφάς [prev. author] “fragment” 312; φ. δαίμονος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Dio” 2, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 54, 94 (_anapaest meter_), 390, 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.22, NT.Matt.14.26; περὶ τὰ μνήματα.. ὤφθη ἄττα ψυχῶν σκιοειδῆ φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 81d)]; vision, dream, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1102b10 (_plural_), 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 21.30.)]
b plural, phenomena, τὰ ἐν ἀέρι φ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 395a29)]: plural, portents, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.62.)]
II ={φαντασία}[Refs 5th c.BC+ (1, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 356e, “Tht.” 167b, “Prm.” 166a, “R.” 598b, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Anima” 428a1, 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2pp.37,51)] U.; distinguished from εἰκών, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 236c.)]