John 20:22

καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησεν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Λάβετε πνεῦμα ἅγιον·
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
τοῦτο
G5124
touto
that thing
  • that (thing), this (thing)
εἰπὼν
G2036 V-2AAP-NSM
epō
to speak or say (by word or writing)
  • to speak, say
ἐνεφύσησεν
G1720 V-AAI-3S
emphysaō
to blow at or on
  • to blow or breathe upon
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
λέγει
G3004 V-PAI-3S
legō
properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
  • to say, to speak
    • affirm over, maintain
      • "to teach"to exhort, advise, to command, direct"to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say"to call by name, to call, name"to speak out, speak of, mention
αὐτοῖς
G846 P-DPM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
Λάβετε
G2983
lambanō
while G0138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
  • to take
    • to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it
      • to take up a thing to be carried
        • "to take upon one's self
      to take in order to carry away
      • without the notion of violence, i.e., to remove, take away
      to take what is one's own, to take to one's self, to make one's own
      • to claim, procure, for one's self
        • to associate with one's self as companion, attendant
        of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend"to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud"to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e., to appropriate to one's self"catch at, reach after, strive to obtain"to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute)
      to take
      • to admit, receive
        • "to receive what is offered"not to refuse or reject"to receive a person, give him access to one's self,
        • to regard any one's power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something
      to take, to choose, select"to take beginning, to prove anything, to make a trial of, to experience
    to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back
πνεῦμα
G4151 N-ASN
pneuma
a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
  • a movement of air (a gentle blast
    • of the wind, hence the wind itself
      • "breath of nostrils or mouth
    the spirit, i.e., the vital principal by which the body is animated
    • the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides
      • "the soul
    a spirit, i.e., a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
    • a life giving spirit
      • "a human soul that has left the body"a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e., an angel
      • used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
        • "the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ
    of God
    • God's power and agency distinguishable in thought from his essence in itself considered
      • manifest in the course of affairs
        • "by its influence upon the souls productive in the theocratic body (the church) of all the higher spiritual gifts and blessings"the third person of the trinity, the God the Holy Spirit
    the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
    • the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.
ἅγιον·
G40 A-ASN
hagios
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
  • most holy thing, a saint

καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησεν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Λάβετε πνεῦμα ἅγιον·
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And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Cross References

Job 33:4

רֽוּחַ-אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃
4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Genesis 2:7

וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָֽאָדָם עָפָר מִן-הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַֽיְהִי הָֽאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃
7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Acts 2:38

Πέτρος δὲ ἔφη πρὸς αὐτούς Μετανοήσατε καὶ βαπτισθήτω ἕκαστος ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ λήψεσθε τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος
38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 8:15

οἵτινες καταβάντες προσηύξαντο περὶ αὐτῶν ὅπως λάβωσιν πνεῦμα ἅγιον·
15
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

John 7:39

τοῦτο δὲ εἶπεν περὶ τοῦ πνεύματος οὗ ἔμελλον λαμβάνειν οἱ πιστεύοντες εἰς αὐτόν· οὔπω γὰρ ἦν πνεῦμα Ἅγιον ὅτι ὃ Ἰησοῦς οὐδέπω ἐδοξάσθη
39
(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Acts 19:2

εἶπέν πρὸς αὐτούς Εἰ πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐλάβετε πιστεύσαντες οἱ δὲ εῖπον πρὸς αὐτόν Ἀλλ οὐδὲ εἰ πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἔστιν ἠκούσαμεν
2
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

Ezekiel 37:9

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הִנָּבֵא אֶל-הָרוּחַ הִנָּבֵא בֶן-אָדָם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל-הָרוּחַ כֹּֽה-אָמַר׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה מֵאַרְבַּע רוּחוֹת בֹּאִי הָרוּחַ וּפְחִי בַּהֲרוּגִים הָאֵלֶּה וְיִֽחְיֽוּ׃
9
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

Psalms 33:6

בִּדְבַר יְהוָה שָׁמַיִם נַעֲשׂוּ וּבְרוּחַ פִּיו כָּל-צְבָאָֽם׃
6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

John 14:16

καὶ ἐγὼ ἐρωτήσω τὸν πατέρα καὶ ἄλλον παράκλητον δώσει ὑμῖν ἵνα μένῃ μεθ' ὑμῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Acts 4:8

τότε Πέτρος πλησθεὶς πνεύματος ἁγίου εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Ἄρχοντες τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ
8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Acts 2:4

καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις καθὼς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς ἀποφθέγγεσθαι
4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Galatians 3:2

τοῦτο μόνον θέλω μαθεῖν ἀφ' ὑμῶν· ἐξ ἔργων νόμου τὸ πνεῦμα ἐλάβετε ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως
2
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Acts 10:47

Μήτι τὸ ὕδωρ κωλῦσαί δύναται τις τοῦ μὴ βαπτισθῆναι τούτους οἵτινες τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἔλαβον καθὼς καὶ ἡμεῖς
47
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

John 15:26

Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ παράκλητος ὃν ἐγὼ πέμψω ὑμῖν παρὰ τοῦ πατρός τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας ὃ παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐκπορεύεται ἐκεῖνος μαρτυρήσει περὶ ἐμοῦ·
26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

John 16:7

ἀλλ' ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν συμφέρει ὑμῖν ἵνα ἐγὼ ἀπέλθω ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἀπέλθω ὁ παράκλητος οὐκ ἐλεύσεται πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐὰν δὲ πορευθῶ πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς ὑμᾶς
7
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I away, go not the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
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