What does ὑπό · πνεῦμα · ἅγιος mean in the Bible?
ὑπό · πνεῦμα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "by the Holy Spirit".
Greek · G5259, G4151, G40
Hypo pneumatos hagiou
By/under: by · spirit/breath: spirit · holy
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ὑπό G5259 by/under: by
Pronunciation hypó
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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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What does hypo pneumatos hagiou (hypo pneumatos hagiou) mean in the Bible?
ὑπό · πνεῦμα · ἅγιος is a Greek phrase meaning "by the Holy Spirit".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5259, G4151, G40?
G5259, G4151, G40 is connected to 220 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. by the Holy Spirit
Source Gloss
by the Holy Spirit
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 220
Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:15 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 10:22 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:27 220×
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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