What does φρόνημα · πνεῦμα mean in the Bible?
φρόνημα · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "(mental) inclination or purpose".
Greek · G5427, G4151
φρόνημα τοῦ πνεύματος
(Mental) inclination or purpose · spirit/breath: spirit
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φρόνημα G5427 (mental) inclination or purpose
Pronunciation phrónēma
The settled disposition of the mind; what one habitually thinks and desires, determining moral character.
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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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What does φρόνημα τοῦ πνεύματος (phronēma tou pneumatos) mean in the Bible?
φρόνημα · πνεῦμα is a Greek phrase meaning "(mental) inclination or purpose".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5427, G4151?
G5427, G4151 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. (mental) inclination or purpose
Source Gloss
(mental) inclination or purpose
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 4 Case pattern Nominative (4) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rom 8:6 · Rom 8:7 · Rom 8:27 4×
Word Origins
φρόνημα τοῦ πνεύματος is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain