Words the Bible translates as ghost
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- pneumaπνεῦμαa spirit-being other than God: an unclean or evil spirit, or another non-bodily creature such as an angel or a ghost
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- moving air: wind, or the breath that comes from a living body
- the human spirit: a person's own inner life, the breath of life in them and the self that thinks, feels, and turns toward God
- the Spirit of God: God's own active presence and power, given to and at work in his people, and increasingly portrayed as a distinct personal agent
- ovאוֹבa means of consulting the dead: the summoned spirit, the ritual pit or instrument used to reach it, or the medium who conducts the rite
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- a wineskin: a leather bag for holding wine
- phantasmaφάντασμαghostnot studied yet
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