A favorite word of his is pneuma: “the breath of life,” in Greek, which he first learned in one of his religion classes. FromNew York Times We leave the realm of biography and information, and we experience breath, pneuma, life itself. ...
The Greek πνευμαακαθαρτης or pneuma akathartis means literally "unclean spirit." Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2010 Related Words Log in or sign up to add your own related words. synonyms (63) Words with the same meaning anima anima humana animating force ...
Greek First Known Use 1559, in the meaning defined atsense 1 Time Traveler The first known use ofpneumawas in 1559 See more words from the same year Dictionary Entries Nearpneuma pneum- pneuma pneumat- See More Nearby Entries Cite this Entry ...
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A guest article by Tracy Close, introducing you to the gifts of the Holy Spirit spoken of in the Bible. Charismata is the plural form of the Greek word charis, meaning grace. Charismata are the visible effects of grace in word or deed, known more commonly to us as spiritual gifts. Much...
The Greek term pneuma is derived from the root pneu-, "breath, wind." 2. The verbal noun pneuma denotes the dynamic movement of air. 3. It means the elemental natural and vital force which, matter and process in one, acts as a stream of air in the blowing of the wind and the ...
Markan narrative rhetoric suggests that only Spirit-empowered interpreters, like Jesus, are capable of adequately providing necessary selection, revision, and meaning to the Hebrew/Greek Scriptures. Both the Spirit's infusion of Jesus in the prologue and the role of the Spirit in David's ...
Latin, Greek, and Hebrew phrases have either been removed from the body of the text (where they were more of a distraction than a help), or Anglicized with the Strong's number (NT:xxxx or OT:xxxxx). Some required clarifying text to make the point explicit. But Owen's full argument,...
"hysterical rapid breathing," 1896, fromtachy-"swift" +-pnea, frompnein"to breathe" (seepneuma). Related:Tachypneic. pneumato- before vowelspneumat-, word-forming element meaning "wind, air, spirit, presence of air," from Greekpneuma(genitivepneumatos) "the wind," also "breath" (seepne...
In particular, the question is discussed in the context of the second request, where St. Gregory explains the meaning of the Lord's Kingdom (basile…a). Interest attaches to the logical kolouq…a followed by Gregory's discourse in part two of the third homily. This discourse is basically...