verb
pnamō
Strong’sG4154
I blow
stem pn-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
πνέω,
[in LXX: Ps 147:7 (18) (נשׁב hi.), Is 40:24 (נשׁף), Si 43:16, 20, Ep. Je 61, II Mac 9:7*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4154 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpneh'-o
to breathe hard, i.e. breeze
Froma primary word;
King Jamesblow.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry πνείω as always in Refs 8th c.BC+future πνεύσομαι (ἐκ-) Refs 5th c.BC+; also πνευσοῦμαι LXX+5th c.BC+ is falsa lectio in Refs 4th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἔπνευσα Refs 8th c.BC+perfect πέπνευκα (ἐπι-) Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, future πνευσθήσομαι (δια-) Refs 2nd c.AD+aorist ἐπνεύσθην (δι-) Refs 8th c.BC+present and imperfect, to which Trag. add future and aorist 1 active —For the form ἄμπνυε, see. {ἀναπνέω}; for ἀμπνύνθη, -πνυτο, see at {ἄμπνυτο}; and for perfect passive πέπνῡμαι, participle πεπνῡμένος, see at {πέπνυμαι}.—Like other disyllable Verbs in -έω, this Verb contracts only εε, εε; but ἐκπνέων is disyllable in Refs 4th c.BC+:—blow, of wind and air, οὐδέ ποτ᾽ οὖροι πνείοντες φαίνονθ᾽ Refs 8th c.BC+; τῷ πνέοντι (i.e. ἀνέμῳ or πνεύματι) Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἡ πνέουσα (i.e. αὔρα) NT; also of a flute-player, μέγα πνέων Refs 2nd c.AD+; and of the flutes themselves, αὐλοὺς ἡδὺ πνέοντας Refs; πνεῖται flutes are sounding, Refs 4th c.BC+
II breathe, send forth an odour, ἀμβροσίη.. ἡδὺ πνείουσα Refs 8th c.BC+; π. εὐῶδες, δυσῶδες, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2 with accusative, breathe out, send forth, Ζεφύρου πνείοντος ἐέρσην Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.3 with genitive, breathe or smell of a thing, οὐ μύρου πνέον Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely with dative, μύροισι π. smell with.., Refs: frequently metaphorically, breathe, be redolent of, Χαρίτων πνείοντα μέλη Refs 4th c.BC+; φόνου π. conjecture in Refs 1st c.BC+
III of perceptible breathing, [ἵππω] πνείοντε κατ᾽ ὤμων Refs 8th c.BC+
IV generally, draw breath, breathe: hence, live, Refs 8th c.BC+; οἱ πνέοντες, ={οἱ ζῶντες}, Refs 5th c.BC+
V metaphorically, with accusative cognate, breathe forth, μένεα πνείοντες breathing spirit, epithet of warriors, Refs 8th c.BC+; φρενὸς πνέων τροπαίαν Refs; πνέων χάριν τινίRefs 5th c.BC+; τρέχει τις Ἀλφειὸν πνέων, of a swift runner, Refs; and in a rhetorical passage, οἱ πῦρ πνέοντες, οἱ νενικηκότες Λακεδαιμονίους Refs 5th c.BC+
V.2 with neuter adjectives or Prons., πνέοντες μεγάλα giving themselves airs, Refs 5th c.BC+; τόσονδ᾽ ἔπνευσαςRefs 5th c.BC+ breathing over their shields, i. e. unable to repress their rage for war, Refs 8th c.BC+; ᾧ σὺ μὴ πνεύσῃς ἐνδέξιος on whom thou breathest not favourably, Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| pnatōπνεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | blows | 1× |
| pnalaἔπνευσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | blew | 2× |
| pnateiōπνέῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | blow | 1× |
| pnarōntonπνέοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | blowing | 1× |
| pnarōntouπνέοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | blowing | 1× |
| pnarōntaπνεούσῃ | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine | wind | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pnamō | pname | pnami | pnama | pnamē | pnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pnasō | pnase | pnasi | pnasa | pnasē | pnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pnatō1×πνεῖ | pnate | pnati | pnata | pnatē | pnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pnanō | pnane | pnani | pnana | pnanē | pnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pnavō | pnave | pnavi | pnava | pnavē | pnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pnalō | pnale | pnali | pnala2×ἔπνευσαν | pnalē | pnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pnameiō | pnameia | pnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pnaseiō | pnaseia | pnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pnateiō1×πνέῃ | pnateia | pnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pnaneiō | pnaneia | pnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pnaveiō | pnaveia | pnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pnaleiō | pnaleia | pnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pnasōr | pnasar | pnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pnatōr | pnatar | pnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pnavōr | pnavar | pnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pnalōr | pnalar | pnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pnamoiō | pnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pnasoiō | pnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pnatoiō | pnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pnanoiō | pnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pnavoiō | pnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pnaloiō | pnaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pnarō | pnari | pnara | pnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pnarōntos3× | pnarintos | pnarantos | pnarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
pn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
pnatō“blows”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 3:8tem pneumem hopou thelatō pnatō, kai tan fōnan auteu akouasō, alla …The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its …
pnala“blew”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 7:25… brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia …… the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet …
Matthew 7:27… brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai proskoptala ta oikia …… the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and …
pnateiō“blow”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 7:1… tessares anemoin tau gēau, hina mē pnateiō anemos epi tau gēau mēte epi …… winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on …
pnarōnton“blowing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Luke 12:55“blowing”kai hotan noton pnarōnton, legavō hoti Kausōnos eti, kai genotō.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
pnarōntou“blowing”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
John 6:18tas tē thalassas anemou megou pnarōntou diegeirote.A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
pnarōnta“wind”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine1×
Acts 27:40… pēdalieiu, kai epararantois ton artemōnon ta pnarōnta katechale eis ton aigialon.… they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.