Pneō πνέω
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| πνέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pneō |
| Strong's number | G4154 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to blow |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Pneō (Greek πνέω, Strong's G4154) is a Greek verb meaning “to blow”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πνέω
[in LXX: Psa.147:7 (18) (נָשַׁב hi.), Isa.40:24 (נָשַׁף), Sir.43:16, 20, Ep. Je 61, 2Ma.9:7 * ;]
to breathe, blow: of the wind, Mat.7:25, 27, Luk.12:55, Jhn.3:8 6:18, Rev.7:1; ηῇ πνεούσῃ (sc. αὔρᾳ), Act.27:40 (cf. ἐκ-, ἐν-, ὑπο-πνέω).†
αὔρα, a breeze : τ. πνεούσῇ (sc. αὔρᾳ), Act.27:40.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Psa.147:7 (18) (נָשַׁב hi.), Isa.40:24 (נָשַׁף), Sir.43:16, 20, Ep. Je 61, 2Ma.9:7 * ;]
to breathe, blow: of the wind, Mat.7:25, 27, Luk.12:55, Jhn.3:8 6:18, Rev.7:1; ηῇ πνεούσῃ (sc. αὔρᾳ), Act.27:40 (cf. ἐκ-, ἐν-, ὑπο-πνέω).†
αὔρα, a breeze : τ. πνεούσῇ (sc. αὔρᾳ), Act.27:40.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | blew (3), blow (2), bloweth (1), wind (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | blew (2), blows (2), was blowing (1), would blow (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pneō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 7:25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- Matthew 7:27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
Luke
- Luke 12:55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
John
- John 3:8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
- John 6:18And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
Acts
- Acts 27:40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
Revelation
- Revelation 7:1And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).