Lexicon
πνευματικῶς
pneumatikōs
G4153
G:ADV Greek

spiritually

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Pneumatikos describes a spiritual manner of discernment or of calling a city by symbolic names.

The attested uses describe something done or understood in a spiritual manner: discernment of the things of God in 1 Corinthians 2:14, and the designation of a city by the names Sodom and Egypt in Revelation 11:8.

Senses in use

  1. Spiritual discernment · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 2:14, the adverb qualifies how the things of the Spirit of God are understood; the APB renders the clause "because they are spiritually discerned."

  2. Spiritual designation · occasional

    In Revelation 11:8, the adverb qualifies the city’s being called Sodom and Egypt; the APB renders it "which is called spiritually Sodom and Egypt."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "spiritually" in both verses: for discernment in 1 Corinthians 2:14 and for the city's designation in Revelation 11:8. These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a precise lexical mapping.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture