What does πνεῦμα · χάρις mean in the Bible?
πνεῦμα · χάρις is a Greek phrase meaning "Spirit of grace".
Greek · G4151, G5485
πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτος
Spirit/breath: spirit · grace
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πνεῦμαG4151spirit/breath: spirit
Pronunciationpneûma
Spirit as the immaterial dimension of human existence, or God's transformative power, distinct from soul and body.
Open lexicon entry →χάριςG5485grace
Pronunciationcháris
Divine favor freely given and unmerited, emphasizing God's gracious kindness rather than human deserving or works.
Open lexicon entry →What does πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτος (pneuma tēs charitos) mean in the Bible?
πνεῦμα · χάρις is a Greek phrase meaning "Spirit of grace".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4151, G5485?
G4151, G5485 is connected to 379 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Spirit of grace
Source Gloss
Spirit of grace
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 patterns8Aligned forms379Case patternGenitive (106)Number patternSingular (345)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 9:3993×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMark 3:11 · Mark 5:13 · Luke 10:20 · 1 Cor 14:32 · Heb 1:14 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 5:6 · Rev 16:148×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 7:3995×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 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 22:611×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 4:191×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMark 1:27 · Luke 4:36 · 1 Tim 4:1 · Heb 12:23 · 1 Pet 3:195×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 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 1:3266×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 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 16:1310×
Word Origins
πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτος is built from this root: