What does θεόπνευστος (theópneustos) mean in the Bible?
θεόπνευστος (theópneustos): Scripture originates from God's breath; divine inspiration producing authoritative written Scripture.
Greek · G2315
θεόπνευστος
Divinely breathed in
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θεόπνευστοςG2315
Pronunciationtheópneustos
What does θεόπνευστος (theópneustos) mean in the Bible?
θεόπνευστος (theópneustos): Scripture originates from God's breath; divine inspiration producing authoritative written Scripture.
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How does the BSB render G2315?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include God-breathed (1).
Where does θεόπνευστος (theópneustos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 3:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItGod-breathed1×2 Timothy 3:16
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Usage map
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First aligned row2 Timothy 3:16
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
2 Timothy1
Source forms
θεόπνευστος1xtheopneustos2 Timothy 3:16
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular1x2 Timothy 3:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Scripture originates from God's breath; divine inspiration producing authoritative written Scripture.
Strong'sG2315
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study link2 Timothy 3:14-17Source Gloss
divinely breathed in
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Scripture originates from God's breath; divine inspiration producing authoritative written Scripture.
(θεός, πνέω), inspired by God: 2Ti.3:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 3:16Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
θεόπνευστοςqeopneustov
God-breathed, inspired by God
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternNominative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine2 Tim 3:161×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
breathed out by God, divinely inspired
Word Origins
θεόπνευστος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
This term defines the divine origin of Scripture and undergirds its authority.2 Timothy 3:14-17