Greek adjective · G4152
πνευματικός
pneumatikospnyoo-mat-ik-os'
of or caused by the wind, air or breath (Arist., al.).; spiritual
26 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: pneumatikós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4152is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 14spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4152
non-carnal, i.e. (humanly) ethereal (as opposed to gross), or (dæmoniacally) a spirit (concretely), or (divinely) supernatural, regenerate, religious
The King James renders it: spiritual.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
pneumatikos is rendered "of or caused by the wind, air or breath (Arist., al.).; spiritual". It stands 26 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Fifteen of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "of or caused by the wind, air or breath (Arist., al.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 1:11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
- The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.
The first use
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
Romans 1:11πνευματικὸν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Fifteen of the word's twenty-six uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: of or caused by the wind, air or breath (Arist., al.)., and spiritual.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| of or caused by the wind, air or breath (Arist., al.). | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 1:11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, |
| 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... | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 1:11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | spirit/breath: breath | Uses378 |
| πνευματικῶς | pneumatikos | spiritually | Uses2 |
All 26, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
14 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- πνευματικὸν4
- πνευματικὰ3
- πνευματικοῖς3
- πνευματικαῖς2
- πνευματικῇ2
- πνευματικόν2
- πνευματικός2
- πνευματικὸς2
- πνευματικά1
- πνευματικὰς1
- πνευματικῆς1
- πνευματικοὶ1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural4A-APN
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4A-NSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular4A-NSN
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular3A-ASN
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2A-DPF
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural2A-DPN
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2A-DSF
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural1A-APF
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1A-DPM
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1A-GPN
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1A-GSF
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1A-NPM
Romans
three uses
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
- πνευματικὸνpneumatikonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: spiritual
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
- πνευματικόςpneumatikosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: spiritual
They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
- πνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: spiritual
1 Corinthians
fifteen uses
And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
- πνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: by spiritual
- πνευματικὰpneumatikaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: spiritual things
The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
- πνευματικὸςpneumatikosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: spiritual
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
- πνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: to spiritual
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
- πνευματικὰpneumatikaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: spiritual things
They all ate the same spiritual food
- πνευματικὸνpneumatikonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: spiritual
and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
- πνευματικὸνpneumatikonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: spiritual
- πνευματικῆςpneumatikesadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: spiritual
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
- πνευματικῶνpneumatikonadjective · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: spiritual
Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
- πνευματικάpneumatikaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: spiritual gifts
If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
- πνευματικόςpneumatikosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: spiritual
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
- πνευματικόνpneumatikonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: spiritual
- πνευματικόνpneumatikonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: spiritual
The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.
- πνευματικὸνpneumatikonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: spiritual
- πνευματικόν.¶pneumatikonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: spiritual
Galatians
one use
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- πνευματικοὶpneumatikoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: spiritual
Ephesians
three uses
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- πνευματικῇpneumatikeaadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: spiritual
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- πνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: spiritual
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
- πνευματικὰpneumatikaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: spiritual
Colossians
two uses
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- πνευματικῇpneumatikeaadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: spiritual
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- πνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: spiritual
1 Peter
two uses
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- πνευματικὸςpneumatikosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: spiritual
- πνευματικὰςpneumatikasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: spiritual
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.