What does πνεῦμα · ἅγιος · διαμαρτύρομαι mean in the Bible?
πνεῦμα · ἅγιος · διαμαρτύρομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "The Holy Spirit solemnly testifies".
Greek · G4151, G40, G1263
τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον διαμαρτύρεται
Spirit/breath: spirit · holy · to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
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πνεῦμα G4151 spirit/breath: spirit
Pronunciation pneûma
Spirit as the immaterial dimension of human existence, or God's transformative power, distinct from soul and body.
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ἅγιος G40 holy
Pronunciation hágios
Set apart to God for his service, characterized by moral purity reflecting God's own nature.
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διαμαρτύρομαι G1263 to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
Pronunciation diamartýromai
Solemnly testify or protest with urgent intensity, often in direct address to persuade or warn hearers.
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What does τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον διαμαρτύρεται (to pneuma to hagion diamartyretai) mean in the Bible?
πνεῦμα · ἅγιος · διαμαρτύρομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "The Holy Spirit solemnly testifies".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4151, G40, G1263?
G4151, G40, G1263 is connected to 379 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. The Holy Spirit solemnly testifies
Source Gloss
The Holy Spirit solemnly testifies
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 379 Case pattern Genitive (106) Number pattern Singular (345)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:20 · Matt 12:43 · Matt 26:41 · Mark 1:12 · Mark 1:26 · Mark 5:8 · Mark 9:20 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 13:11 · Mark 14:38 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:47 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 8:55 · Luke 9:39 93×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Mark 3:11 · Mark 5:13 · Luke 10:20 · 1 Cor 14:32 · Heb 1:14 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 16:14 8×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 12:31 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 28:19 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:67 · Luke 2:26 · Luke 4:1 · Luke 4:14 · John 3:5 · John 3:6 · John 3:8 · John 7:39 95×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:1 · Mark 6:7 · Luke 6:18 · Luke 7:21 · Luke 8:2 · Acts 5:16 · 1 Cor 12:10 · 1 Cor 14:12 · Heb 12:9 · Rev 1:4 · Rev 22:6 11×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:11 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 22:43 · Mark 1:8 · Mark 1:23 · Mark 2:8 · Mark 5:2 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 1:80 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 4:1 91×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Mark 1:27 · Luke 4:36 · 1 Tim 4:1 · Heb 12:23 · 1 Pet 3:19 5×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:16 · Matt 12:18 · Matt 27:50 · Mark 1:10 · Mark 3:29 · Mark 3:30 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 9:17 · Luke 3:22 · Luke 4:33 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:10 · Luke 13:11 · Luke 23:46 · Luke 24:37 · John 1:32 66×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 8:16 · Matt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · Acts 8:7 · Acts 19:12 · Acts 19:13 · Heb 1:7 · 1 John 4:1 · Rev 3:1 · Rev 16:13 10×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 8 aorist 6
Voice
middle 14
Mood
indicative 7 participle 4 infinitive 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 16:28 διαμαρτύρηται present middle subjunctive subjunctive Acts 2:40 διεμαρτύρατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 10:42 διαμαρτύρασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Acts 18:5 διαμαρτυρόμενος present middle participle participle Acts 20:21 διαμαρτυρόμενος present middle participle participle Acts 20:23 διαμαρτύρεταί present middle indicative ongoing Acts 20:24 διαμαρτύρασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Acts 23:11 διεμαρτύρω aorist middle indicative completed Acts 28:23 διαμαρτυρόμενος present middle participle participle 1 Thessalonians 4:6 διεμαρτυράμεθα aorist middle indicative completed 1 Timothy 5:21 διαμαρτύρομαι present middle indicative ongoing 2 Timothy 2:14 διαμαρτυρόμενος present middle participle participle 2 Timothy 4:1 Διαμαρτύρομαι present middle indicative ongoing Hebrews 2:6 διεμαρτύρατο aorist middle indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον διαμαρτύρεται is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain