Acts 19:6:9Acts.19.6.W9TAB
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
KAI e-pi-THEM-tos au-TOU tou PAU-lou KHEI-ras ÊL-the to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ep au-TOUS e-LA-loun te GLŌS-sais KAI e-pro-PHÊ-teu-on
Exegesis
The main clause is introduced by the aorist verb elthe {ἦλθε | êlthe} with the subject to pneuma to hagion {τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον | tò pneû-ma tò há-gi-on}, where the repeated article before both pneuma and hagion highlights the distinct identity of “the Holy Spirit.”
Root and etymology
pneopi–nu–epsilon–omega
“to blow, breathe”
In context — Acts 19:6
And when Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 19:6, 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.19.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.6.W9.S1) and character.