Acts 13:2:10Acts.13.2.W10TAB
πνεῦμα
pneuma
“Spirit”
- Transliteration
- PNEU-ma
- Extended
- PNEU-mah
- IPA
- /ˈpneu.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- Spirit
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PNEU-ma
- sentence
lei-tour-GOUN-tōn de au-TŌN tō ky-REE-ō KAI nē-steu-ON-tōn EI-pen to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on a-pho-RI-sa-te DÊ moi ton bar-na-BÂN KAI SAU-lon eis to ER-gon ho pros-KE-klē-mai au-TOUS
Exegesis
The double article construction tò pneûma tò hágion {τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον | tò pneûma tò hágion} emphasizes the Holy Spirit as a distinct personal subject.
Root and etymology
pneōpneō
“to breathe, blow”
In context — Acts 13:2
While they were carrying out service to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Designate Barnabas and Saul for Me for the work to which I have called them.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 13:2, so the Greek word πνεῦμα (pneuma) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.13.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.2.W10.S1) and character.