πνέωpnéō
to breathe hard, i.e. breeze
Greek (New Testament) · G4154
Meanings
to breathe, blow: of the wind, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Luke 12:55, John 3:8, John 6:18, Revelation 7:1; τῇ πνεούσῃ (namely αὔρᾳ), Acts 27:40 (cf. ἐκ-, ἐν-, ὑπο-πνέω).
Same root
- ἐμπνέωempnéō · G1709to inhale, i.e. (figuratively) to be animated by (bent upon)
- θεόπνευστοςtheópneustos · G2315divinely breathed in
- ὑποπνέωhypopnéō · G5285to breathe gently, i.e. breeze
- πνίγωpnígō · G4155to wheeze, i.e. (causative, by implication) to throttle or strangle (drown)
- πνοήpnoḗ · G4157respiration, a breeze
- πνεῦμαpneûma · G4151a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
- ἐκπνέωekpnéō · G1606to expire
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
- Matthew 7:27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
- Luke 12:55 When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.
- John 3:8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
- John 6:18 Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough.
- Acts 27:40 So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.