Πνεῦμα

Detailed Definition

• 1a movement of air (a gentle blast
• 2of the wind, hence the wind itself
• 3a life giving spirit
• 4the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides
• 5god's power and agency distinguishable in thought from his essence in itself considered
• 6the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.
• 7the soul
• 8a human soul that has left the body
• 9breath of nostrils or mouth
• 10the spirit, i.e., the vital principal by which the body is animated
• 11a spirit higher than man but lower than god, i.e., an angel
• 12a spirit, i.e., a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
• 13of god
• 14the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one