Bible Dictionaries
Spirit

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath. In 2 Thessalonians 2:8 it means "breath," and in Ecclesiastes 8:8 the vital principle in man. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by which man is distinguished ( Acts 7:59; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 6:20; 7:34 ), and the soul in its separate state (Hebrews 12:23 ), and hence also an apparition (Job 4:15; Luke 24:37,39 ), an angel (Hebrews 1:14 ), and a demon (Luke 4:36; 10:20 ). This word is used also metaphorically as denoting a tendency (Zechariah 12:10; Luke 13:11 ).

In Rom 1:4,1 Timothy 3:16,2 co Romans 3:18 , it designates the divine nature.