What does ἀτμίς (atmís) mean in the Bible?
ἀτμίς (atmís): Vapor or mist that dissipates—used metaphorically for life's brevity and insubstantiality
Greek · G822
ἀτμίς
Mist
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ἀτμίςG822
Pronunciationatmís
What does ἀτμίς (atmís) mean in the Bible?
ἀτμίς (atmís): Vapor or mist that dissipates—used metaphorically for life's brevity and insubstantiality
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G822?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a mist (1), billows (1).
Where does ἀτμίς (atmís) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 2:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), James (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 Ita mist1×James 4:14
billows1×Acts 2:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 2:19
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts1James1
Source forms
ἀτμίδα1xatmidaActs 2:19
ἀτμὶς1xatmisJames 4:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xActs 2:19
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xJames 4:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Vapor or mist that dissipates—used metaphorically for life's brevity and insubstantiality
Strong'sG822
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJames 4:13–17Source Gloss
mist
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 2:19Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀτμίδαatmida
breath, steam, vapor
Read verseJames 4:14Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀτμὶςatmiv
breath, steam, vapor
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 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineJas 4:141×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 2:191×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Additional Occurrences
mist, vapor
New Testament Witnesses
mist, vapor
Word Origins
ἀτμίς is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights the fleeting nature of human life.James 4:13–17
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