verb
pnamō
Greekπνέω (pneō)
Strong’sG4154
I blow
stem pn-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| pnarōtonπνέοντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | blowing | 1× |
| pnarōtouπνέοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | blowing | 1× |
| pnarōtaπνεούσῃ | 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 | pnarōtos3× | pnaritos | pnaratos | pnarētos |
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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
pnatō“blows”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 3:8“blows”tem pneumem hopou thelatō pnatō, kai tan fōnan auteu akouasō, alla ouk oidasē pothen erchetō kai pou hupagatō; houtōs atō pantos tos gennirētos ek teu pneumeu.The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
pnala“blew”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 7:25“blew”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, themeliitelē gar epi tan petran.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
Matthew 7:27“blew”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai proskoptala ta oikia ekeina, kai piptata, kai ate tas ptōsias autau megas.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell— and great was its collapse!”
pnateiō“blow”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 7:1“blow”Meta houtem horama tessares angeloin histanarētoin epi tain tessares gōniain tau gēau, kratarōtoin toin tessares anemoin tau gēau, hina mē pnateiō anemos epi tau gēau mēte epi tau thalassau mēte epi pantem dendrem.After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
pnarōton“blowing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Luke 12:55“blowing”kai hotan noton pnarōton, legavō hoti Kausōnos eti, kai ginetō.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
pnarōtou“blowing”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
John 6:18“blowing”tas tē thalassas anemou megou pnarōtou diegeirite.A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
pnarōta“wind”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine1×
Acts 27:40“wind”kai tain ankurain periairaratois easale eis tan thalassan, hama aniēkaratois tain zeuktēriain teiu pēdalieiu, kai epairaratois ton artemōnon ta pnarōta katechale eis ton aigialon.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.