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The Names and Titles of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, the Spirit of Christ, and the other titles of the Spirit, with the Greek and Hebrew and every King James verse.
κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).And
ἐρωτήσωerōtēsōwill prayἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “will pray”, an action still aheadG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.will pray
τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.
πατέραpateraFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Father
ἄλλονallonanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.another
παράκλητονparaklētonComforterπαράκλητος (paraklētos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Comforter”, the object formG3875(a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete.This verse uses “comforter”.Comforter
δώσειdōseito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.
ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.
ἵναhinaἵναconjunctionG2443in order that, so that.
ᾖēhe may abideεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he may abide”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he may abide
μεθ’methwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.with
εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.for
αἰῶναaiōnaeverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.ever
Τεκνίαteknialittle childrenτεκνίον (teknion)noun, vocative, plural, neuter — “little children”, the calling formG5040a little child.little children
μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).
ταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these things
γράφωgraphōwrite Iγράφωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “write I”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).write I
ἁμάρτητεhamartēteye sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye sin”, a single actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.ye sin
ἐάνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.if
τιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any man
ἔχομενechomento haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.
ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesus
ΧριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ
δίκαιονdikaionrighteousδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “righteous”, the object formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.the righteous
δὲdeNowδέconjunction — “Now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Now
οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.not
ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.
σαρκὶsarkifleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.
πνεύματιpneumatiSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spirit
εἴπερeiperif + περ=fullyεἴ περconjunction — “if + περ=fully”G1512Strong’s files this form under G4007 (περ).
θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.
οἰκεῖoikeito dwellοἰκέω (oikeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3611I inhabit, dwell, indwell.This verse uses “dwell”.
εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.
αὐτοῦautouof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of his
εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).said
ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".
ἉνανίαhananiaAnaniasἉνανίας (hananias)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Ananias”, the calling formG367Ananias, (a) husband of Sapphira, a member of the early church at Jerusalem, (b) a member of the church at Damascus, (c) the high priest at Jerusalem.Ananias
διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.
τίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.why
ἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenfilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “filled”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.filled
καρδίανkardianheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heart
ψεύσασθαίpseusasthaito lieψεύδομαι (pseudomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to lie”, a single actionG5574I deceive, lie, speak falsely.to lie
ἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the object formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.
νοσφίσασθαιnosphisasthaito keep backνοσφίζομαι (nosphizomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to keep back”, a single actionG3557I rob; mid: I set apart for myself, appropriate for my own benefit, purloin.to keep back
ἀπὸapopart ofἀπόpreposition — “part of”G575from, away from.part of
χωρίουchōriouof the landχωρίον (chōrion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the land”, the of-formG5564a place, piece of land, field, property, estate.of the land
ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.
οἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceive
ἀγαθὰagathagood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “good-doer”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.
τέκνοιςteknoischildτέκνον (teknon)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “child”, the to- or for-formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.
πόσῳposōhow muchπόσος (posos)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “how much”, the to- or for-formG4214how much, how great, how many.This verse uses “how much”.
ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.
οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.
αἰτοῦσινaitousinto them that askαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to them that ask”, an ongoing or repeated actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.to them that ask
ᾧhōwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whom
ἀκούσαντεςakousantestrusted, after that ye heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “trusted, after that ye heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.trusted, after that ye heard
λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the word
ἀληθείαςalētheiasof truthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.of truth
εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelεὐαγγέλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the object formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).the gospel
πιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesafter that ye believedπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “after that ye believed”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.after that ye believed
ἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteye were sealed withσφραγίζω (sphragizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye were sealed with”, a single actionG4972I seal, set a seal upon.ye were sealed with
λυπεῖτεlupeiteto grieveλυπέω (lupeō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to grieve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3076I pain, grieve, vex.This verse uses “grieve”.
ἡμέρανhēmerandayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the day
ἀπολυτρώσεωςapolutrōseōsof redemptionἀπολύτρωσις (apolutrōsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of redemption”, the of-formG629release effected by payment of ransom; redemption, deliverance.This verse uses “redemption”.of redemption
τοιγαροῦνtoigarounHe thereforeτοιγαροῦνconjunction — “He therefore”G5105consequently, therefore, well then, so then.This verse uses “therefore”.He therefore
ἀθετῶνathetōnthat despisethἀθετέω (atheteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that despiseth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG114I annul, make of no effect, set aside, ignore, slight; I break faith with.that despiseth
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponmanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.man
רוּחַruchaangerרוּחַH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
נְשָׁמָהneshamahbreathנְשָׁמָהH5397a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animalblast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
The Bible calls the Holy Spirit the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of the LORD, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, the Spirit of Christ, and the eternal Spirit, among other titles. The King James Version uses “Holy Ghost” in the New Testament and “holy Spirit” in a few verses of both Testaments; they translate the same words. This page lists 28 titles with the King James verses, 184 verses in all.
Key Points
The Greek word for Spirit is πνεῦμα, wind or breath, and the Hebrew is , with the same range. (2)
Jesus calls the Spirit “another Comforter” in John 14:16John 14:16 · King James VersionAnd I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;John 14:16 · King James VersionOpen source. The Greek παράκλητος is the same word translated “advocate” of Jesus in 1 John 2:11 John 2:1 · King James VersionMy little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:1 John 2:1 · King James VersionOpen source.
The Spirit is called “the Spirit of God” in Genesis 1:2Genesis 1:2 · King James VersionAnd the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.Genesis 1:2 · King James VersionOpen source and Romans 8:9Romans 8:9 · King James VersionBut ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.Romans 8:9 · King James VersionOpen source, and “the Spirit of Christ” in the same verse.
In Acts 5:3–4Acts 5:3 · King James VersionBut Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?Acts 5:3 · King James VersionOpen source Peter says Ananias lied “to the Holy Ghost” and “not unto men, but unto God.”
Isaiah 11:2Isaiah 11:2 · King James VersionAnd the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;Isaiah 11:2 · King James VersionOpen source names the spirit of the LORD as the spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and the fear of the LORD.
The titles follow Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. (1)
Yes. Both translate πνεῦμα ἅγιον. The King James uses “Holy Ghost” in most New Testament verses and “Holy Spirit” in Luke 11:13Luke 11:13 · King James VersionIf ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?Luke 11:13 · King James VersionOpen source, Ephesians 1:13Ephesians 1:13 · King James VersionIn whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,Ephesians 1:13 · King James VersionOpen source, Ephesians 4:30Ephesians 4:30 · King James VersionAnd grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.Ephesians 4:30 · King James VersionOpen source, and 1 Thessalonians 4:81 Thessalonians 4:8 · King James VersionHe therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.1 Thessalonians 4:8 · King James VersionOpen source.
Gospel of John, 14:16–17; 14:26; 15:26John 14:16–17 · King James Version14:16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;14:17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.John 14:16–17 · King James VersionOpen source. King James Version
Acts of the Apostles, 5:3–4Acts 5:3–4 · King James Version5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?5:4Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.Acts 5:3–4 · King James VersionOpen source. King James Version
Book of Isaiah, 11:2Isaiah 11:2 · King James VersionAnd the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;Isaiah 11:2 · King James VersionOpen source. King James Version
Letter to the Romans, 8:9; 8:15Romans 8:9 · King James VersionBut ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.Romans 8:9 · King James VersionOpen source. King James Version
See Also
The Jehovah Compound Names — Jehovah-jireh, Jehovah-nissi, Jehovah-shalom, Jehovah-tsidkenu, Jehovah-shammah, and the other names that join the divine name to a word, with the Hebrew, Strong’s numbers, and every King James verse.
The Names and Titles of Jesus — Son of God, Son of Man, Lord, the Word, Alpha and Omega, Emmanuel, Lamb of God, Christ, Lion of Judah, and the names in Isaiah 9:6, with the Greek and Hebrew, every King James verse, and the titles the Old Testament gives the LORD.
The Names of God in Hebrew — Elohim, El, Eloah, El Shaddai, El Elyon, El Olam, El Roi, Adonai, YHWH, Yah, the LORD of hosts, and the Jehovah compound names, with the Hebrew, Strong’s numbers, meanings, first occurrences, and King James verses.
What Does Adonai Mean? — Adonai is the Hebrew title Lord, used of God alone. Every King James verse with Adonai, how Lord GOD is printed, and why Psalm 110:1 has a different word.
What Does El Elyon Mean? — El Elyon is God Most High, first in Genesis 14:18 where Melchizedek is priest of the most high God. Every King James verse that calls God the most High, with the Hebrew and Strong’s numbers.
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